International representatives from the government and private sectors across Southeast Asia vowed yesterday to cooperate to address resource constraints through the circular economy with a focus on “resource maximisation, waste separation and proper disposal” in the manufacturing and consumption cycle.

Asean foreign ministers at a meeting yesterday in Singapore fully backed efforts by the former Thai foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai in his efforts to address the Rohingya crisis after a minor rift within the advisory board recently.