Championing ASEAN Economic Integration Under Malaysia's Chairmanship

By Ian McIntyre

February 2025 FEATURE
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The Chairman and Council Member (third and eighth from left) with the Penang Governor and his wife (fifth and sixth from left) and the Penang Chief Minister (fourth from left) at the launch of the ASEAN-BAC Malaysia Chairmanship 2025.
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PENANG KICKED OFF 2025 with a bang, hosting the launch of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)—Business Advisory Council (BAC) here, in tandem with Malaysia assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN.The ASEAN-BAC chairman is Nazir Razak, whose late father Abdul Razak Hussein, the country’s second prime minister, was a founder-member of the group. At the launch, Nazir called for greater economic integration of the ASEAN member states in light of the global economic uncertainty brought on by US threats of...

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Ian McIntyre

is a veteran journalist with over 25 years of experience reporting from mainstream and alternative media. He subscribes to a belief that what is good for society is likewise beneficial for the media.

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