KUALA LUMPUR, February 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to discuss key regional issues, including the Myanmar crisis and cryptocurrency developments. Thaksin, who chairs the ASEAN Chairman’s informal advisory group, has been appointed as an informal adviser to assist Malaysia in its role as ASEAN Chair for 2025.
Anwar later continued discussions with former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, underscoring Malaysia’s proactive approach in shaping ASEAN’s agenda for the year ahead. Malaysia officially assumed the ASEAN Chairmanship on Jan 1, marking its fifth time leading the regional bloc since its founding in 1967.
