RTM, the Malaysian national broadcaster, will host the 2025 ASEAN Friendship Concert in Kuala Lumpur this Saturday, October 18th.

The 2025 ASEAN Friendship Concert has been organised as a collaboration between the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ten artists from the members states of ASEAN will perform alongside the Orkestra RTM at the Auditorium Seri Angkasa, Angkasapuri Media City.

The 2025 ASEAN Friendship Concert will be hosted by Sharizan Borhan and Diane Querrer, while guest performances will be provided by Aisha Retno and Hael Husaini.

The ten participating countries, broadcasters and artists are:

• 🇧🇳 Brunei (RTB) – Dila Junaidi, “Anugerah Terindah”
• 🇰🇭 Cambodia (TVK) – Pach Kommouy, “How Do You Do”
• 🇮🇩 Indonesia (TVRI) – Peter Holly, “Mangu”
• 🇱🇦 Laos (LNTV) – Thinlamphne Mahavong, “Phao Lao Ery”
• 🇲🇾 Malaysia (RTM) – Aina Abdul, “Jangan Mata Rasa Itu”
• 🇵🇭 Philippines (PTV) – Adriane Roy Calangian, “Madaling Araw”
• 🇸🇬 Singapore – Hady Mirza, “Ties That Bloom”
• 🇹🇭 Thailand (NBT) – Valentina Ploy, “Cheers to Life”
• 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste – Cidalia Goncalves, “Hein”
• 🇻🇳 Vietnam (VTV) – Vo Hoai Anh, “Mưa bay tháp cổ”

Details on how you can watch the 2025 ASEAN Friendship Concert internationally, which starts at 12:30 BST/13:30 CEST, can be seen in the following Instagram post:

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovoix World