PM ANWAR HOS MAJLIS MAKAN MALAM GALA RAIKAN PEMIMPIN ASEAN, GCC DAN CHINA
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (second, right) and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail pose for a photo with the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his wife Marie Louise Cacho Araneta-Marcos at the Gala Dinner in conjunction with the 46th ASEAN Summit, held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, tonight. -- fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED
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The Star
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Pakistan's Asean partnership bid to be discussed
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