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Cebu, 7 May 2026 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held bilateral meetings with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings, reinforcing Malaysia’s regional diplomatic engagement as Southeast Asia navigates rising geopolitical and economic uncertainty.
The meetings took place in Cebu, where ASEAN leaders are gathering under the Philippines’ 2026 chairmanship. The summit comes at a critical moment for the region, with energy security, supply-chain resilience, food security, digital transformation and external geopolitical spillovers high on the agenda.
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