Daily Archives: October 23, 2025

By Niam Seet Wei

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) — Tariffs, rare earths and other critical minerals are expected to be among the key topics discussed during United States (US) President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the 47th ASEAN Summit here, said economist Dr Goh Lim Thye.

By Phar Kim Beng

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) — When ASEAN was founded in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, it was unmistakably part of the Global South — a collection of post-colonial states searching for stability, security, and growth amid Cold War rivalries.

GENEVA, Oct 23 (Bernama-Anadolu) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) said late Wednesday that it carried out the first medical evacuation from Gaza since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Oct 10, transferring 41 critically ill patients, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

By Danni Haizal Danial Donald

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) — The upgraded ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) will further accelerate Southeast Asia’s emergence as a self-reliant and unified growth engine able to stave off headwinds from economic superpower rivalry, an economist said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s men’s doubles campaign at the French Open 2025 got off to a flying start as national pairs Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi marched into the round of 16 to setting up an all-Malaysian showdown for a place in the quarterfinals.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia and India intend to strengthen the Putrajaya-New Delhi bilateral relationship to a more strategic and comprehensive level, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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