On the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Summit, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. convened a trilateral meeting with the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, aiming to ease tension between Thailand and Cambodia.
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Forum of “underserved areas” meets on sidelines of ASEAN summit
As part of the 48th ASEAN Summit, Special Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit took place on May 7 and yielded BIMP-EAGA Vision (BPEV) 2035—a strategic roadmap for the coming decade, envisioning a more resilient, inclusive, sustainable and economically competitive subregion.
Vietnam’s Tô Lâm visits India, marks 10 years of strategic partnership
Vietnamese President and the General Secretary of the Communist Party Tô Lâm began a three-day state visit to India on May 6—coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP).
ASEAN Foreign and Economic Ministers hold joint meeting ahead of main summit
Ahead of the 48th ASEAN Summit scheduled for May 8, ASEAN Foreign and Economic Ministers convened a joint meeting on May 7,
ASEAN chair seeks access to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi amid house arrest
The 2026 ASEAN chair, the government of the Philippines, formally requested a “brief access” to Aung San Suu Kyi on May 6, following a report on her transfer to house arrest.
Son of Aung San Suu Kyi urges France to demand her proof of life
On May 5, Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar’s former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, expressed concern about his mother’s health and called for international pressure to confirm that she is still alive.
Singapore and New Zealand deepen CSP with trade, defence deals
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon paid a three-day visit to Singapore from May 3 to 5, meeting Singaporean Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong on May 4 for their inaugural Annual Leaders’ Meeting.
Malaysia condemns Israeli interception of Gaza flotilla
Malaysia strongly condemned the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) 2.0—a multinational humanitarian convoy of 70 ships—in international waterways by Israeli authorities on April 29, reaffirming the mission’s primary aims to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza to deliver food and medical supplies.
President Prabowo holds a closed cabinet meeting on education, labour and geopolitics
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto summoned ministers and security officials to his private neighbourhood in Hambanlang, Bogor, for a restricted meeting on May 2.
The Philippines as ASEAN Chair: Claimant, Convener and the Limits of Consensus
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