Malaysia wants ASEAN to build collective power in negotiating regulations with social media platforms, but analysts say resistance from member states and Big Tech might prove too much.

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations."

The year 2025 will be tough, but if Malaysia uses its position as ASEAN Chair wisely, ASEAN will prove tougher.

Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN at a weekend retreat upheld their decision to bar Myanmar’s ruling generals from their summits and limit the country's participation to a non-political level,

Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.) with Australia.”

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. The Illinois

Buriram United are eager to go all the way in the ASEAN Club Championship despite juggling multiple commitments.

Asia Gaming Brief has officially announced its highly anticipated Seventh ASEAN Gaming Summit, scheduled for March 17-19, 2025. The event will be held at the luxurious Shangri-La The Fort in Manila, Philippines, and promises to bring together key players from the gaming sector to discuss the industry’s future.

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold a closed-doors retreat in Malaysia on Sunday, as the country hosts its first meeting as chair of the regional bloc ASEAN amid an intensifying civil war in Myanmar and confrontations in the South China Sea.