The Latest Breaking News from ASEAN

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.

Bangkok Post · Oct 27, 2022

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.

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

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".

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

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.

Reuters · Oct 26, 2022

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.

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

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…

Bangkok Post · Oct 24, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Oct 21, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Oct 20, 2022

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…

Bangkok Post · Oct 19, 2022

Malaysia deports Myanmar asylum seekers despite dangers back home: sources

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia deported 150 Myanmar nationals this month, including former navy officers seeking asylum, and plans to send back more despite the risk of arrest they face at home, four sources familiar with the matter said.

Bangkok Post · Oct 19, 2022