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A key announcement in Bangkok was Malaysia’s proposal to establish the ASEAN Rural Development & Innovation Council (ARDIC), envisioned as a permanent platform to coordinate policies, share technology and strengthen collective rural development across all 11 ASEAN countries.

A worker inspects vegetation attacked by pomacea snails or "siput gondang emas" in a rice paddy field in Sekinchan, Malaysia's Selangor state on September 30, 2021. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

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Finance Minister and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tabling the 2026 Budget at the Dewan Rakyat, today. - Photo by Bernama

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Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad delivering his speech at the launching of PUSRAWI Hospital celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2025 today. - Photo by Bernama

This picture, taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory on Sept 9. Israel's military said on Sept 9, it will act with "great force" in Gaza City and told residents to leave as it stepped up a deadly assault on the Palestinian territory's largest urban centre. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

From left: Thomas Mathew, Datuk Azman Mohd Yusof during the exhibition tour of Asean Green Skills Fair 2025 - PHOTO - Talentcorp

Addressing childhood obesity is not merely a matter of making changes to diets and lifestyles but requires a comprehensive, cross-sectoral approach, ranging from public health policies to community-level enforcement and awareness. Photo: Edited via Canva

Ahead of Asean Day on Aug 8, 100 youth from all 10 member states gathered in Bangkok for Cohort 5 of eYAA, a flagship programme by Maybank Foundation and Asean Foundation.