ASEAN states should engage bilaterally with Myanmar to resolve crisis, Malaysian leader says
1 year, 4 months ago

ASEAN states should engage bilaterally with Myanmar to resolve crisis, Malaysian leader says

Associated Press  

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Southeast Asian countries should be given some latitude to engage informally with Myanmar on an individual basis to help resolve a deepening crisis there, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday. Anwar said he and visiting Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed during talks on the need to strengthen the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in ending the violence that started after Myanmar’s army seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on Feb. 1, 2021. At the same time, Anwar said neighboring countries should be given “some flexibility, room and space” to engage with Myanmar on an informal basis. Western and European governments, including the United States, have imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s military government and demanded the immediate release of Suu Kyi and other political detainees.

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Thailand hosts regional talks to find solutions to Myanmar’s bloody civil war
5 days, 13 hours ago

Thailand hosts regional talks to find solutions to Myanmar’s bloody civil war

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Two days of meetings on Myanmar ’s violent political crisis began Thursday in the Thai capital Bangkok, the latest in a long series of regional talks that have made no headway in restoring peace to the war-torn Southeast Asian nation. The six nations attending Thursday’s meeting “agreed that direct engagement with Myanmar is critical and necessary,” said Thailand’s …

ASEAN's Pragmatic Approach to Myanmar: A Collective Effort Towards Peace
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASEAN's Pragmatic Approach to Myanmar: A Collective Effort Towards Peace

The Hindu  

The 44th ASEAN Summit highlighted the mounting concerns about Myanmar's worsening crisis. Despite multiple efforts, including ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus, there has been little progress towards stability. The situation in Myanmar is characterized by a brutal civil war, humanitarian crisis, and the erosion of ASEAN's credibility as a regional bloc committed to peace and stability.

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

The Hindu  

One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek autonomy from …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek …

Asean, neighbours can break Myanmar impasse
8 months ago

Asean, neighbours can break Myanmar impasse

Hindustan Times  

On April 17, a spokesperson of the Myanmar military government stated that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s most popular leader, and former president U Win Myint were moved from prison to house arrest. October 2023 opened a new era of a string of defeats of the army by the Resistance comprising ethnic armed groups and people’s militia units. It …

ASEAN 'deeply concerned' by escalating Myanmar violence
8 months ago

ASEAN 'deeply concerned' by escalating Myanmar violence

New Indian Express  

BANGKOK: Regional bloc ASEAN said it is "deeply concerned" about a recent upsurge in fighting in Myanmar, after fierce clashes over a key trading hub on the Thai border. The ministers' statement issued late Thursday said 10-member ASEAN was "deeply concerned over the recent escalation of conflicts, including in the area of Myawaddy". The junta is anxious to avoid losing …

Thailand, Laos try to ‘make junta presentable’ amid ASEAN Myanmar inertia
9 months, 1 week ago

Thailand, Laos try to ‘make junta presentable’ amid ASEAN Myanmar inertia

Al Jazeera  

With Laos as chair, the 10 members of ASEAN appear to be becoming more accommodative of reviled military regime. “ASEAN’s foreign ministers endorsed the much-criticised Thai humanitarian initiative and, given the growing role of China and other Myanmar neighbours since Operation 1027, ASEAN appears to be fading into the background,” said Laetitia van den Assum, a former Dutch ambassador to …

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi

Firstpost  

India wants an “early resolution” of the “deteriorating situation in Myanmar” and said it is has been advocating for a complete succession of violence and the country’s transition towards inclusive federal democracy. February 1, marks three years since the military in Myanmar declared a state of emergency and ousted Aung San Suu Kyu’s government on this day in 2021, triggering …

ASEAN urges ‘Myanmar-owned and led solution’ to crisis triggered by coup
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ASEAN urges ‘Myanmar-owned and led solution’ to crisis triggered by coup

Al Jazeera  

Laos, which is chairing the group this year, stresses need for engagement as thousands killed in three years of violence. Southeast Asian foreign ministers have called for a “Myanmar-owned and led solution” to the crisis in Myanmar that began when the military seized power in a coup three years ago, and has left thousands dead. Kittikhoun travelled to Myanmar earlier …

With generals barred, Myanmar junta sends bureaucrat to ASEAN meeting
10 months, 3 weeks ago

With generals barred, Myanmar junta sends bureaucrat to ASEAN meeting

Hindustan Times  

Military-ruled Myanmar sent a bureaucrat to Monday's meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Laos, Indonesia's top diplomat said, adding the move was in line with ASEAN's policy on the conflict-torn country's attendance. ASEAN has a policy of inviting Myanmar to send what it calls a "non-political" representative instead, but the junta has in the past two years declined, furious …

A veteran diplomat from Laos, the new ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar, embarks on inaugural mission
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A veteran diplomat from Laos, the new ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar, embarks on inaugural mission

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ’ special envoy to Myanmar arrived Wednesday on his first mission to the strife-torn nation, meeting with the head of the ruling military council and other top officials, state television MRTV reported. Diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun faces the tough challenge of promoting the regional group’s peace plan …

Myanmar’s military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast
1 year ago

Myanmar’s military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government confirmed Monday that it has been holding talks, brokered by China, with representatives of an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups against which it is engaged in fierce combat in the country’s northeast. The alliance’s offensive sparked renewed fighting nationwide on the part of both the pro-democracy Peoples Defense Force and their allies among other …

ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence
1 year, 1 month ago

ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian defense ministers called Wednesday for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar. The 10-nation ASEAN includes Myanmar, but its defense minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings …

Why Timor-Leste Decided to Take a Stand on Myanmar
1 year, 2 months ago

Why Timor-Leste Decided to Take a Stand on Myanmar

The Diplomat  

In August, Xanana Gusmao, the prime minister of Timor-Leste, the youngest nation in Southeast Asia, reaffirmed his country’s stance that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has to resolve the human rights crisis in Myanmar and that it would not accept the legitimacy of the country’s military regime. While this expulsion may hinder Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN this year, the …

Can a divided ASEAN solve the Myanmar crisis?
1 year, 2 months ago

Can a divided ASEAN solve the Myanmar crisis?

Hindustan Times  

The world is well aware of the ongoing political and socio-economic crisis in Myanmar as a result of military takeover in February 2021. Under Cambodian chairmanship, Myanmar military Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin was barred from attending 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and other forum meetings. At the ASEAN’s Foreign Ministers Meeting, held from 11–12 July 2023, a joint …

Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis

The Hindu  

The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi has said he’s increasingly worried about his imprisoned 78-year-old mother’s health and about Myanmar’s violent political crisis, which he calls “desperate.” “I’d just really like to have some form of contact with her so that I know that she’ OK, because at the moment she has no access to …

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes
1 year, 3 months ago

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes

The Hindu  

Hopes of a return to democracy in junta-ruled Myanmar are being crushed by “systematic repression”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on September 7 at a summit in Indonesia with the United States, China and regional leaders. “Brutal violence, worsening poverty, and systematic repression are crushing hopes for a return to democracy,” Mr. Guterres said before a meeting with the …

Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian leaders decided Tuesday that Myanmar won’t take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled in 2026, in the latest blow to efforts by its ruling generals to gain international recognition after violently seizing power in 2021. An official ASEAN statement issued Tuesday night confirmed the decision to hand the chair to the …

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: source
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: source

The Hindu  

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing and a request for an outside physician to see her has been denied by the country's military rulers, a source familiar with the matter and the shadow government loyal to her said on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since early 2021, when the military overthrew Ms. …

Indonesia warns ASEAN on 'destructive' rivalry as Jakarta summit opens
1 year, 3 months ago

Indonesia warns ASEAN on 'destructive' rivalry as Jakarta summit opens

The Hindu  

Indonesia warned on September 5 against Southeast Asia's bloc getting dragged into big-power rivalry as leaders gathered for a summit seeking to dispel worry about rifts over peace efforts in Myanmar and to reaffirm the relevance of their disparate group. Indonesian President Joko Widodo, opening a summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, called on the group to …

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned by Myanmar junta but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released
1 year, 4 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned by Myanmar junta but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myanmar’s military junta has reduced …

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar’s military-led government
1 year, 4 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar’s military-led government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-led government reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. The head of Myanmar’s military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, granted the clemency order to reduce the sentences Suu Kyi received in five cases in which she …

Myanmar’s military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar’s military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-controlled government plans to transfer the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison in the capital, Naypyitaw, to home confinement. The official in Naypyitaw, who is familiar with Suu Kyi’s situation, told The Associated Press that the military government will announce Suu Kyi’s transfer on the occasion of consecrating a new giant statue of …

The international community must stand up to Myanmar’s junta
1 year, 5 months ago

The international community must stand up to Myanmar’s junta

Al Jazeera  

With authoritarianism on the rise in much of our world, the struggle of the Myanmar people is the struggle of all who cherish democracy and justice. As army tanks rolled into the centre of Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw on 1 February 2021, the junta swept away a decade of tentative democracy, unprecedented economic development and fragile progress towards greater press freedom. …

Indonesian president warns ASEAN 'can't be proxy' of any country
1 year, 5 months ago

Indonesian president warns ASEAN 'can't be proxy' of any country

The Hindu  

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday said ASEAN cannot become a proxy for other countries, as U.S.-China tensions rise over issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Foreign Ministers from the Southeast Asian bloc have gathered in Jakarta for talks about regional issues, from the disputed South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost in its entirety, to the crisis in Myanmar, where …

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can’t settle on a solution
1 year, 5 months ago

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can’t settle on a solution

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian foreign ministers renewed their alarm over — and condemnation of — air strikes, artillery shelling, and other acts of deadly violence in Myanmar, but struggled Friday to overcome differences on how to address the prolonged civil strife. The 10-nation bloc includes Myanmar, but its foreign minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings due …

EU rejects Myanmar’s diplomatic role and says it still doesn’t recognize generals
1 year, 5 months ago

EU rejects Myanmar’s diplomatic role and says it still doesn’t recognize generals

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The European Union’s top diplomat on Thursday expressed opposition to Myanmar’s upcoming role as the overseer of relations between the 27-nation bloc and Southeast Asian nations and reasserted its non-recognition of the strife-torn country’s military government. The comments marked the latest diplomatic fallout from the Myanmar army’s forcible seizure of power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected …

Thailand Foreign Minister Pramudwinai Meets Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi
1 year, 5 months ago

Thailand Foreign Minister Pramudwinai Meets Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi

News 18  

Thailand’s foreign minister said Wednesday he met with ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week and she was in good health in her first known meeting with a foreign envoy since she was detained following a 2021 coup. “There was a meeting, she was in good health and it was a good meeting,” Don Pramudwinai told reporters …

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis
1 year, 5 months ago

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thailand’s top diplomat said Wednesday …

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis
1 year, 5 months ago

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thailand’s top diplomat said Wednesday that he met with ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis gripping her strife-torn nation. Western and European governments, including the United States, have imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s military government and demanded the immediate …

World must rethink fundamental approach to Myanmar: UN expert
1 year, 6 months ago

World must rethink fundamental approach to Myanmar: UN expert

Al Jazeera  

A plan to stop the violence that began with the military coup has made no progress, while the crisis has deepened. The world must reconsider its fundamental approach to the crisis in Myanmar, a United Nations expert has said. Thomas Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, told reporters in Jakarta there had been …

Thailand to host meeting to ‘fully re-engage’ Myanmar’s generals
1 year, 6 months ago

Thailand to host meeting to ‘fully re-engage’ Myanmar’s generals

Al Jazeera  

Thailand is set to host talks aimed at re-engaging Myanmar’s shunned military leaders in an initiative critics said undermined regional unity on the strife-torn country’s deadlocked crisis. The Thai invitation to ASEAN foreign ministers, published on Twitter by Human Rights Watch, said the meeting would discuss a proposal for the regional bloc to “fully re-engage Myanmar at the leaders’ level”. …

Thailand’s caretaker government criticized for holding meeting to discuss military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 6 months ago

Thailand’s caretaker government criticized for holding meeting to discuss military-ruled Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Thailand on Monday will host a meeting of neighboring countries to discuss the violent political deadlock in Myanmar, an initiative that has been criticized for potentially undermining regional peace efforts and for being carried out by a caretaker government. A Malaysian government statement Sunday said its foreign minister, Zambry Abdul Kadir, would not be able to attend “due …

UN expert: Myanmar military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup
1 year, 7 months ago

UN expert: Myanmar military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China and other countries since its February 2021 coup, some of which it has used to carry out atrocities against civilians, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday. The report documents over 12,500 purchases that were shipped directly to the Myanmar …

No progress in ending Myanmar's deadly civil strife: ASEAN leader
1 year, 7 months ago

No progress in ending Myanmar's deadly civil strife: ASEAN leader

The Hindu  

Indonesian President Joko Widodo somberly acknowledged to fellow Southeast Asian leaders on May 11 that no progress has been made to end the civil strife gripping Myanmar and renewed a call for an end to the violence, including a recent airstrike a rights group called an “apparent war crime." “There has been no significant progress in the implementation of the …

Myanmar violence, sea feud are tough challenges for ASEAN
1 year, 7 months ago

Myanmar violence, sea feud are tough challenges for ASEAN

Associated Press  

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Alarm over Myanmar’s still-unfolding deadly civil strife, including an armed attack on an aid convoy, and China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea are expected to challenge Southeast Asian leaders’ commitments to non-interference and consensus decision-making as they meet in Indonesia this week. Human Rights Watch on Tuesday described the strike as an “apparent …

UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military’s repression
1 year, 9 months ago

UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military’s repression

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Widespread popular resistance to brutal repression by Myanmar’s military shows no sign of abating across much of the country, and with both sides intent on winning by force “there is no prospect for a negotiated settlement,” the U.N. special envoy to the conflict-wracked nation said Thursday. In a grim assessment, Noeleen Heyzer told the 193-member U.N. General …

Malaysia’s Anwar urges ASEAN to speak up on Myanmar violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Malaysia’s Anwar urges ASEAN to speak up on Myanmar violence

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to speak up and hold Myanmar’s military leaders accountable for blatant human rights violations, but said the country should remain in the regional bloc. Anwar, who took office in November, has become one of the most vocal critics in ASEAN of Myanmar’s military, which seized …

ASEAN Ministers urge Myanmar junta to implement agreed peace plan
1 year, 10 months ago

ASEAN Ministers urge Myanmar junta to implement agreed peace plan

The Hindu  

Southeast Asian Ministers at the end of two-day talks in Indonesia on February 4 urged Myanmar's junta to implement a five-point peace plan agreed two years ago to create a path towards ending the country's political crisis. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Jakarta proposed an implementation plan to ASEAN members for the "five-point consensus" agreed with the junta in …

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
1 year, 10 months ago

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence

Firstpost  

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military toppled democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government almost two years ago, alleging massive fraud during elections her party won in 2020. Bangkok: Junta plans for elections in coup-hit Myanmar this year will “fuel greater violence”, a United Nations special envoy said on Tuesday, calling for the international community to unite …

UN council adopts resolution urging end to Myanmar violence
2 years ago

UN council adopts resolution urging end to Myanmar violence

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council approved its first-ever resolution on Myanmar on Wednesday, demanding an immediate end to violence in the Southeast Asian nation and urging its military rulers to release all “arbitrarily detained” prisoners including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and to restore democratic institutions. The resolution “acknowledges ASEAN’s central role in helping to find a …

Southeast Asian leaders: region no proxy for any powers
2 years, 1 month ago

Southeast Asian leaders: region no proxy for any powers

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Indonesia’s president vowed Sunday not to let Southeast Asia become the front lines of a new Cold War amid increasing tensions between the United States and China, saying as his country took over the chairmanship of the influential Association of Southeast Asian Nations that it would not become “a proxy to any powers.” Joko Widodo said …

Myanmar must get democratic transition back on track immediately: UN chief Antonio Guterres
2 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar must get democratic transition back on track immediately: UN chief Antonio Guterres

The Hindu  

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on November 12 urged the Myanmar junta to "immediately" restart democracy, saying it was the only way to stop the "unending nightmare" engulfing the country. "I urge the authorities of Myanmar to listen to their people, release political prisoners and get the democratic transition back on track immediately. Myanmar says it’s committed to ASEAN peace …

UN’s Guterres urges Myanmar generals to allow return to democracy
2 years, 1 month ago

UN’s Guterres urges Myanmar generals to allow return to democracy

Al Jazeera  

UN chief calls the situation in Myanmar an ‘unending nightmare’ for citizens and a threat to the security of the region. Myanmar has spiralled into bloody conflict since the military removed Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in a coup in February last year. Raising pressure ASEAN leaders blocked Myanmar’s military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, from attending the …

US President Biden aims to bolster ties with Southeast Asia in shadow of China
2 years, 1 month ago

US President Biden aims to bolster ties with Southeast Asia in shadow of China

India TV News  

President Joe Biden is formally kicking off his participation at a conference of Southeast Asian nations on Saturday, looking to emphasize the United States’ commitment in the region where a looming China is also working to expand its influence. Biden’s efforts at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit are meant to lay the groundwork ahead of his highly anticipated …

ASEAN Meet in Cambodia: Myanmar Tops in List of Priorities; Timor-Leste Becomes 11th Member
2 years, 1 month ago

ASEAN Meet in Cambodia: Myanmar Tops in List of Priorities; Timor-Leste Becomes 11th Member

News 18  

The heads of states of Southeast Asian nations held talks on Friday with global leaders as they gathered for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting in Cambodia’s Phnom Penh. The ASEAN heads of state held a closed-door summit and soon after their meeting they were joined by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and then by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol …

Southeast Asia leaders struggle with Myanmar crisis at summit
2 years, 1 month ago

Southeast Asia leaders struggle with Myanmar crisis at summit

Al Jazeera  

Southeast Asian leaders have demanded that Myanmar’s military rulers implement a peace plan aimed at stopping the bloodshed in the country where thousands have been killed since the army seized power in a coup last year. “Engagement would be done in a flexible and informal manner, primarily undertaken by the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar,” the leaders’ …

Myanmar tops Asian summit’s agenda as global issues loom
2 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar tops Asian summit’s agenda as global issues loom

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Southeast Asian leaders convene in the Cambodian capital Thursday, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country’s military-led government shows no signs of complying with the group’s peace plan. Ahead of the summit, Daniel Kritenbrink, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said the talks would be …

Myanmar tops Asian summit's agenda as global issues loom
2 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar tops Asian summit's agenda as global issues loom

The Hindu  

Southeast Asian leaders convene in the Cambodian capital on November 10, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country’s military-led government shows no signs of complying with the group’s peace plan. “I cannot emphasise how much damage was done by the Trump administration not showing up — and it's not just not showing …

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