📍🟡 Key highlights from the 47th ASEAN Summit include:
📌 Timor-Leste officially became ASEAN's 11th member following the signing of the Declaration of Accession, marking the bloc's first expansion since Cambodia joined in 1999.
📌 Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed an expanded ceasefire agreement, dubbed the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord, marking an important step towards the peaceful resolution of the border dispute. The agreement includes the cessation of all hostilities and the release of 18 Cambodian soldiers.
📌 ASEAN member states signed an upgraded ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) that will strengthen regional trade, the role of MSMEs, promote more environmentally-conscious trade practices, and more.
📌 Malaysia is set to hand over the ASEAN Chairmanship to the Philippines when the summit concludes on Tuesday (28 Oct).
📌 In other news, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and US President Donald Trump have signed a new reciprocal trade agreement that grants Malaysia better access to the US market without altering previous commitments between the two nations.
📌 Under the pact, 1,711 tariff lines covering key commodities such as palm oil, cocoa, rubber, and pharmaceuticals are exempted from the 19% tariff on Malaysian goods entering the US. Meanwhile, Malaysia has agreed not to ban or impose quotas on exports of critical minerals or rare earth elements to the US.
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Ultras Malaya berarak ke arah Kedutaan Amerika Syarikat pada jam 9.00 malam, menyuarakan bantahan selepas 15 rakyat Malaysia yang menyertai Misi Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) ke Gaza ditahan berikutan kapal mereka dipintas Tentera Pertahanan Israel (IDF).
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I condemn in the strongest terms Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla. These vessels carried unarmed civilians and life-saving humanitarian supplies for Gaza, yet they were met with intimidation and coercion.
By blocking a humanitarian mission, Israel has shown utter contempt not only for the rights of the Palestinian people but also for the conscience of the world. The flotilla embodied solidarity, compassion and the hope of relief for those under blockade.
Malaysia will use all legitimate and lawful means at our disposal to ensure that Israel is held to account, especially in matters concerning Malaysian citizens. The safety and dignity of our people are paramount, and we will not allow them to be compromised with impunity.
As long as the Palestinian people are denied their fundamental rights and aspirations, Malaysia will stand unflinchingly with them. We will not relent in demanding an end to the injustice and dispossession that have plagued Palestine for generations.
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