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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will travel to Brunei next week to meet Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah for the 27th Annual Leaders' Consultation, reinforcing bilateral ties between the neighbouring nations.
South Korea's national security adviser has rejected suggestions that an ongoing dispute over US e-commerce giant Coupang's data breach is hampering broader diplomatic and security discussions between Seoul and Washington.
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his wife Thananon arrived in Malaysia for a two-day official visit. Thananon took a scenic cruise on Tasik Putrajaya, received by PM Anwar Ibrahim's wife Dr Wan Azizah.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul held talks in Putrajaya to strengthen bilateral relations, discussing trade expansion, border security, and regional stability amid broader Southeast Asian geopolitical shifts.