MANILA: The 49th Asean Summit and Related Summits opened in Manila, the Philippines, today, with the Myanmar crisis and tensions in the South China Sea expected to be among the main issues discussed.

Leaders of member states, including Malaysia, are expected to discuss a range of regional issues.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended the opening ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Centre (PICC) this morning.

Anwar and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, were received by Philippine President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr, who is chairing Asean.