KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Ten Southeast Asian heads of state and nine world leaders, including President Barack Obama, are meeting in Malaysia to discuss trade and economic issues. Terrorism and disputes over the South China Sea are also on the agenda. (All times local.)
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has thanked Myanmar President Thein Sein for steering his country in its transition to a "new democratic Myanmar."
Thein Sein's military-backed party was overwhelmingly voted out of office in a general election this month. Myanmar's military had taken power in a 1962 coup and transferred power to Thein Sein's quasi-civilian government in 2011.
Despite being hand-picked by the military junta, Thein Sein is regarded as a reformist who has overseen a gradual democratization process.
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