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The Strait Times (9 October 2024)

Tan Tam Mei

The test of Asean’s unity lies in how the bloc deals with internal challenges such as the situation in Myanmar, as well as key regional issues, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Oct 9.

This is even as the 10-member grouping faces an increasingly “troubled and turbulent” external environment, he said, addressing fellow Asean leaders at the 44th and 45th Asean Summits and related meetings held in Vientiane, Laos.

PM Wong, who delivered three speeches on Oct 9, also urged Asean leaders to remain united in purpose despite its diverse grouping and member states’ own positions on regional and global issues.

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