{
  "id": 19983398,
  "title": "Anwar lands in Manila for Asean summit before brief dash back to meet Macron",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/anwar-lands-in-manila-for-asean-summit-before-brief-dash-back-to-meet-19983398",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T12:43:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/14/anwar-lands-in-manila-for-asean-summit-before-brief-dash-back-to-meet-macron/243286"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 14, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Manila for the 49th Asean Summit and Related Summits. He and his wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport's Terminal 2 around 8pm, greeted by Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Secretary-General Tan Sri Amran Mohamed Zin, and Malaysia's Ambassador to the Philippines, Datuk Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino Anthony. Philippine Interior Secretary Juanito Victor \"Jonvic\" C. Remulla Jr. was also present. Throughout the summit, Anwar planned to attend plenary and retreat sessions, engage with the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, Asean Business Advisory Council, and Asean youth representatives. On November 16, he would meet with key dialogue partners like China, the United Nations, Australia, and South Korea. Before returning to Manila on November 17, he would receive French President Emmanuel Macron. Upon his return, Anwar would attend the Asean-United States Special Summit and an official dinner hosted by Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. Malaysia’s delegation for Anwar’s absence includes Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Johari Abdul Ghani and senior officials from relevant ministries. The summit was preceded by four ministerial-level meetings, with an Extended Informal Consultation on the Implementation of the Five-Point Consensus on Myanmar taking place. Malaysia’s participation in the Asean summit aimed to help shape regional policies on political, security, economic, and sociocultural matters, fostering dialogue on shared challenges and strengthening bilateral ties.",
  "summary": "MANILA, Nov 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here tonight for the 49th Asean Summit and Relate...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Antara News Indonesia",
        "title": "FM Arrmanatha pushes stronger ASEAN ties ahead of Manila summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/fm-arrmanatha-pushes-stronger-asean-ties-ahead-of-manila-summit",
        "published": "2026-11-14T09:57:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "PM Wong to visit Manila for ASEAN Summit, related meetings from Nov 15",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/pm-wong-to-visit-manila-for-asean-summit-related-meetings-from-nov-15",
        "published": "2026-11-14T10:00:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}