Hariz Baharudin

Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao with Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Philippines's President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. attend the opening ceremony of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur.

Timor-Leste officially admitted to Asean, becoming its 11th member

It first applied for membership to the group in 2011 and received in-principle approval in 2022

AI has helped South-east Asians like (from left) Mr Lim Yi Ping from Singapore, Mr Jamras Inpuek from Thailand and Associate Professor Hasyiya Karimah Adli from Malaysia.

Asean is already economically divided. AI will make it worse

Stories of reinvention, potential retrenchment are becoming common as companies and industries embrace the AI tidal wave