ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.
Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes
Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc's new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Myanmar junta air strike kills 28, including children, says ethnic armed group
A military jet bombed a detention area in Mrauk-U Township, where family members of junta soldiers were being held. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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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 the war-torn country.
Malaysia calls for Myanmar truce as Asean pushes for peace, as bloc seeks South China Sea code
While committed to regional issues, Malaysia is tempering expectations for immediate solutions, acknowledging the complexity of both crises.
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ASEAN appoints new special envoy for Myanmar
ASEAN's fifth envoy to Myanmar, Tan Sri Othman Hashim, appointed during the bloc's meeting of foreign ministers.
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Asean tells Myanmar to prioritize ceasefire over elections
Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar's junta to prioritize a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia on Sunday. The Myanmar military seized power in February 2021,
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32 Indonesians Flee Myanmar’s Business Cleanup Through Thai Border
Thai authorities apprehended 32 Indonesian nationals attempting to illegally cross the Myanmar-Thailand border in Tak province early Sunday morning, as they reportedly fled
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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 a meeting in Malaysia
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Indonesia repatriates two trafficking victims from Myanmar
Two Indonesian migrant workers returned home over the weekend after being held against their will and forced into working for an online scam operation in Myanmar’s rebel-controlled Myawaddy border region.
A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing
An overnight landslide at a jade mining area in northern Myanmar has killed at least a dozen people and left many others missing.
ASEAN tells Myanmar that peace should be priority, not election
ASEAN urges Myanmar's military leaders to prioritize peace over an election amid an escalating civil war :::: Langkawi, Malaysia :: Mohamad Hasan, Malaysian Foreign Minister "One thing that we know is that they want to have an election,