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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (sixth, left) links arms with ASEAN leaders for a group photo prior to the plenary session of the 46th ASEAN Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, today. From left are Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Permanent Secretary of the Myanmar Foreign Ministry Aung Kyaw Moe, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. From right are Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, the Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. -- fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED
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