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Biden to host ASEAN leaders for Washington summit in March

The White House says President Joe Biden will host the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for a special summit in Washington, D

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Malaysian PM discusses Myanmar crisis during Cambodia visit

The leaders of Malaysia and Cambodia have discussed the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar and other regional issues during a meeting in Phnom Penh

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

MEA highlights India's Buddhist linkages with ASEAN and East Asian countries

As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, books of Buddhist 'Jataka' tales translated into Thai, Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese languages were unveiled

The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022

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Myanmar junta urges ASEAN envoy not to engage with 'terrorist' groups

Myanmar's military government has criticised calls for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' special envoy to the conflict-torn country to meet bodies that oppose last year's coup, which the junta has declared as "terrorist" groups.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2022

Factbox-ASEAN's five-point peace agreement on the crisis in Myanmar

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have urged Myanmar's military to follow a five-point "consensus" it agreed to last year at a crisis meeting of the bloc's leaders to address deadly unrest that followed a coup.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

ASEAN foreign ministers meet dominated by Myanmar's absence

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have held their annual retreat without their counterpart from military-ruled Myanmar, who was blackballed from participating but allowed to attend online as an observer

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

New Zealand won't engage Myanmar in largest free trade bloc

New Zealand says it will not deal with Myanmar under a major 15-nation trade agreement, the world’s largest that took effect this year, citing the deadly violence and democratic setbacks in the Southeast Asian country after the military seized power

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

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Asean talks in Cambodia focusing on Myanmar

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian nations were holding talks in Cambodia on Thursday, amid divisions in the bloc over how to restore stability in Myanmar after the military coup there a year ago.

Bangkok Post · Feb 17, 2022

ASEAN envoy seeks Myanmar junta blessing to meet its opponents

A special Southeast Asian envoy to the crisis in Myanmar on Thursday said he was seeking to visit the country next month and appealed to its military junta to give its blessing for him to talk with a shadow government it has labelled "terrorists".

Reuters · Feb 16, 2022

Myanmar Issue Hardens Divisions in ASEAN

Analysts said a troika had emerged made up of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, which share religious sympathies with the Muslim Rohingya and have opposed bringing the Myanmar junta into ASEAN after it was banned from attending its summits in response to the coup.

The News Lens · Feb 16, 2022

Myanmar to skip ASEAN ministerial meeting, Cambodia says

Cambodia said on Tuesday that Myanmar had confirmed its absence from this week's meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a day after its ruling military criticised neighbours for insisting its generals are not invited.

Reuters · Feb 15, 2022

Myanmar military committed war crimes in Karenni state: Report

Fortify Rights says evidence shows military massacred civilians, as it urges ASEAN to support arms embargo on regime.

Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2022

Myanmar says it won't attend ASEAN foreign ministers meeting

Myanmar says it will not participate in this week’s meetings in Cambodia of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, spurning an invitation to send a non-political representative instead of its chief diplomat

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022

Situation in Myanmar is "deeply troubling" - Blinken

The junta in Myanmar has doubled down on repression and violence, and U.S. President Joe Biden will focus on the situation there when he meets with ASEAN leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022

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Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

Cambodia PM says he was mistaken about Australian's Myanmar release

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen admitted an "unintentional mistake" on Monday in taking credit for helping to free an Australian in Myanmar whom the military government said was not being released.

AAP · Feb 7, 2022

Cambodia says Myanmar frees Australian

Sean Turnell, an Australian economist and former advisor to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been freed from detention, Cambodian media reports say.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

Myanmar junta chief said ASEAN envoy can meet Suu Kyi party members - Cambodian minister

Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing agreed to arrange for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy from Cambodia to meet members of the ousted ruling party on a future visit, a senior Cambodian official said on Monday.

Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2022

Myanmar military barred from ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting

Regional bloc bars Myanmar’s military-appointed foreign minister from attending an upcoming meeting.

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Reuters · Feb 3, 2022

ASEAN to exclude Myanmar foreign minister from meeting, says Cambodia

Cambodia said on Thursday a non-political representative from Myanmar had been invited to attend a regional ministerial meeting later this month instead of the country's military-appointed foreign minister.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Explainer-Stalemate in Myanmar as post-coup crisis drags on

Myanmar's military has struggled to consolidate power in the year since it took back control of the country by force and embarked on a sweeping crackdown against opponents to its rule.

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

UN envoy: Year of violence has hardened positions in Myanmar

The new U.N. special envoy for Myanmar says violence has intensified since the military took power a year ago and sparked a resistance movement in the country

The Conversation · Feb 1, 2022

Can the world stop Myanmar from becoming a failed state?

Myanmar is on the brink of collapse. One year after the coup, half the population does not have enough food. The local currency has lost 50% of its value. Foreign companies are pulling out of Myanmar. The military is shooting civilians in the streets and opponents of the military are…

The Hindu · Jan 30, 2022

A year on from Myanmar’s ‘annus horribilis’

The road ahead looks dark and New Delhi’s outreach needs to be guided by realism and pragmatism

Reuters · Jan 29, 2022

Cambodia to host summit of ASEAN foreign ministers from Feb 16

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet next month to discuss humanitarian aid for Myanmar, the current chair of the grouping, Cambodia, said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 28, 2022

Corporate brand accolades awarded

The "Asean and Thailand Top Corporate Brands 2021" event highlighted sustainability goals in the region, according to Chulalongkorn Business School (CBS).

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