‘No chance’: in Myanmar, Asean’s pleas for peace fall on deaf ears
Despite Asean’s call to prioritise peace over a sham election, Myanmar’s military rulers appear bent on clinging to power no ...
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‘Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace over holding elections, says bloc chair Malaysia
Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for ...
Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...
ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
By Danial Azhar LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) -Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan ...
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ASEAN Tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
The regional bloc told a junta representative at a meeting that a poll is “not a priority at the moment," Malaysia’s foreign ...
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At Langkawi meet, Asean ministers tell Myanmar to focus on ceasefire in civil war instead of elections
Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar’s junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during ...
Myanmar, South China Sea to feature in Asean Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Langkawi
LANGKAWI: The ongoing Myanmar crisis and tensions in the South China Sea will feature in the discussions at the Asean Foreign ...
The Irrawaddy3d
ASEAN Appoints New Envoy for Myanmar
Malaysian diplomat Othman Hashim faces the weary task of engaging the junta and persuading it to abide by a Five-Point ...
Aspirations for democracy and human rights must shape Myanmar’s future
Myanmar remains one of the region’s most pressing challenges, demanding Asean’s collective attention and decisive action to ...
Malaysia takes on ASEAN mantle but tempers expectations on Myanmar, South China Sea
Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold a closed-doors retreat in Malaysia on Sunday, as the country hosts its first meeting ...
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ASEAN foreign ministers tackle SCS, Myanmar, Gaza issues
Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) discussed developments in the South China Sea (SCS), ...
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Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes
seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The retreat on the idyllic northern resort island of Langkawi was the first major ...