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Singapore to lead ASEAN amid global tensions and internal disputes

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Singapore is set to assume the chairmanship of ASEAN from the Philippines on January 1, aiming to foster deeper integration and a more effective single market within the bloc. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong acknowledged the increasingly fractured and dangerous global landscape, emphasizing that Singapore must "endure and survive." Despite numerous challenges, including the civil war in Myanmar, border disputes, and maintaining US engagement, Singapore is considered by many to be well-equipped to lead ASEAN through these turbulent times. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Maria Siow ·

    Small state, big agenda: Singapore prepares to steer Asean through crisis

    Every bloc needs a chair capable of getting things done – and Southeast Asia watchers say that description fits no country better than Singapore. The city state will get the chance to prove it in the bloc’s 60th anniversary year, after it takes the Asean helm from the Philippines…

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