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Hun Sen juggles global, regional politics

Who could have imagined that the world's longest reigning prime minister, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen -- or Prime Minister Hun Sen as he is more commonly known -- would stand in the front row defending Ukraine against Russia as the biggest war in Europe since World…

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar To Visit Cambodia On 11-13 November To Attend ASEAN-India Summit

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will lead the Indian delegation at the India-Asean Summit and East Asia Summit in Cambodia on November 11-13. Read on for details:

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Prayut to attend key Asean summit in Phnom Penh

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will be in Cambodia from Nov 10-13 to attend the Asean Summit, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

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Myanmar junta responsible for crisis, says Indonesia foreign minister

Myanmar's military government is responsible for a lack of progress on a peace plan agreed with ASEAN, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Thursday, adding the regional bloc has done its part in trying to end hostilities in the strife-torn country.

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Hong Kong set for Asean cooperation and entry into RCEP

Hong Kong is set to gain early admission into the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), city leader John Lee Ka-chiu has said as he expressed confidence the city would bring "enormous value" to the free-trade grouping and revealed that member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) supported…

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China, Russia, India enabling Myanmar’s military rule: Report

Group of international legislators call on world to move beyond ASEAN’s ‘failed’ peace plan and recognise Mynamar’s NUG.

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Heng Swee Keat: Reinvigorating Singapore-China Ties Through New Areas of Collaboration

Singapore looks forward to partnering with China to strengthen recovery from the pandemic, reinvigorate bilateral cooperation, and overcome common challenges, writes the country’s deputy prime minister

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Deal values on the rise as private funding surges

Thailand saw private funding of US$300 million in the first half of 2022, a jump from $200 million in the same period a year earlier, according to an Asean internet economy report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

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It's time to mainstream the AOIP

One of the top priorities that the Asean leaders have to vet and approve at the Asean-related summit on Nov 11 is the plan to operationalise the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).

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Myanmar warns ASEAN that pressure would be counterproductive

Military-ruled Myanmar says it will not ‘be bound’ by outcome of meetings by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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ASEAN foreign ministers urge more progress in Myanmar crisis

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have acknowledged that their efforts to bring peace to Myanmar haven’t succeeded and agreed to increase their determination to end violence in the country, where a military takeover last year set off a crisis that threatens to destabilize the region

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ASEAN reaffirms 'five-point consensus' peace deal on Myanmar - chair

ASEAN's chair Cambodia said in a statement on Thursday that a meeting to discuss the crisis in Myanmar reaffirmed the importance and relevance of a peace agreement known as the five-point consensus.

Reuters

Asean to hold Myanmar to 'concrete' timetable

JAKARTA: Asean foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to hold Myanmar to a “concrete” but unidentified timeline for making progress on a plan to end violence in the troubled country.

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Explainer-Why is ASEAN holding a special meeting on Myanmar?

Foreign ministers from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are meeting on Thursday to discuss an intensifying crisis in Myanmar, 18 months after agreeing a peace plan with its military rulers.

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Myanmar warns any ASEAN pressures would create 'negative implications'

Myanmar's military government warned on Thursday that any pressure from its Southeast Asian neighbours to put a time frame on a peace plan would create "negative implications".

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Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold special Myanmar talks

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are holding a special meeting on Thursday to discuss ways to deal with a growing crisis in Myanmar, where a military takeover last year set off violence that threatens to destabilize the region

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Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’

More than 13.2 million people do not have enough food in Myanmar and 1.3 million are displaced, UN envoy says.

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UN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking 'catastrophic toll'

The U_N_ special envoy for Myanmar is warning that the political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation is deepening and taking “a catastrophic toll on the people.”

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Asean chair alarmed over escalating Myanmar violence

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is gravely concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, the bloc's chair Cambodia said, in remarks ahead of a special meeting of its foreign ministers on Thursday to discuss the crisis.

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ASEAN chair warns over Myanmar violence; U.S. urges more pressure

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is gravely concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, the bloc's chair Cambodia said ahead of a special meeting of its foreign ministers on the crisis.

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Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime

Myanmar's military has defended air strikes on a concert organised by an ethnic minority force as a justified response to attacks in the area, after opponents accused the junta of targeting civilians and conducting war crimes.

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Why Thailand abstained in UNGA vote

After Thailand abstained from voting at the UN General Assembly on Oct 12 before the 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly, the country was bombarded with comments, mainly negative, over its decision. The other 34 countries that took a similar stand were not in the news because…

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Asean plans emergency talks on Myanmar

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of the Asean leaders’ summit in Phnom Penh in November, diplomatic sources confirmed on Friday.

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Hun Sen vows to 'finish' opposition rival

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen vowed on Thursday to “isolate and finish” exiled opposition figure Sam Rainsy, as the strongman continues to squeeze political challengers ahead of next year’s national election.

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An Asean country might be near a crisis

I am talking about an imaginary country which is a member of Asean. This country may or may not exist. To avoid unnecessary negative repercussions, this country shall remain nameless and be referred to as country "N" with its currency "D". This country is the star of Asean with a…

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