00:01Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in Cebu on Thursday for a two-day
00:07visit to attend the 48th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
00:11Anwar and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Aziza Wan Ismail, landed at the Brigadier General
00:17Benito N. Ebuen Air Base at 1.50 p.m. Malaysia time, where they were received by Philippine
00:24officials and Malaysia's ambassador to the Philippines.
00:28Upon arrival, Anwar was accorded a guard of honour and greeted by traditional dancers
00:34at the airport.
00:35During the visit, the Prime Minister will attend the special Brunei-Derusalem-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East-ASEAN
00:43Growth Area Summit, focusing on sub-regional development.
00:47He is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with leaders from Laos and Singapore, followed
00:53by a leaders' dinner hosted by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife.
00:59On May 8, Anwar will attend the opening of the 48th ASEAN Summit and hold further bilateral
01:05meetings with leaders from Vietnam and Thailand.
01:08He will later attend a gala dinner before returning to Malaysia.
01:12The Foreign Ministry says the summit provides an opportunity for Malaysia to exchange views
01:17on ASEAN community building and future direction, including regional energy and food security,
01:24as well as the impact of the West Asia crisis on Southeast Asia.
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