In the final episode of “Malaysia’s ASEAN Moment”, we reflect on Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship — a year of both milestones and challenges. Chairman of ISIS Malaysia, Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah, shares insights on key developments including Timor-Leste’s entry into ASEAN, the inaugural ASEAN–GCC–China trilateral, and the ASEAN Joint Foreign and Economic Ministers’ Meeting. How did Malaysia rise to the moment while steering through regional headwinds, and what ambitions remain unfinished? Tune in for a comprehensive wrap-up of Malaysia’s ASEAN year.

Since February 2021, the Myanmar crisis has been a defining challenge for ASEAN. Malaysia has made this a key priority during its ASEAN Chairmanship.

In this fourth episode of “Malaysia’s ASEAN Moment”, Lilianne Fan (Head of Secretariat for the Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar) shares insights into the current situation in Myanmar, the complex dynamics at play, and the ongoing challenges in delivering humanitarian assistance, particularly in the aftermath of the March 2025 earthquake.

Discussions also include how the Rohingya issue factors into Myanmar's wider political challenges, and how both ASEAN and Malaysia can play a more effective role in conflict resolution.

Episode 3 of the “Malaysia’s ASEAN Moment” podcast series focuses on the ASEAN Economic Community. The esteemed Tan Sri Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, formerly the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Investment, Trade & Industry (MITI), shares her personal insights of the ASEAN Economic Community’s formation. Tune in to learn more about ASEAN economic integration as it works towards becoming the fourth largest economy by 2030.