South Korean President Yoon’s political implosion, from martial law to impeachment
SEOUL, Dec 15 — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on Saturday, suspending him from his official duties, capped 11 days of political crisis that...
Syrian rebels claim to have toppled Assad in state television announcement
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO, Dec 8 — Syrian rebels have said that they ended Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year authoritarian rule, in their first announcement on state television following a...
South Korea arrests ex-defense minister over martial law
SEOUL, Dec 8 — South Korean prosecutors arrested ex-defence minister Kim Yong-hyun on Sunday over his alleged role in President Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial...
South Korea’s Yoon survives martial law impeachment move after his party boycotts vote
SEOUL, Dec 7 — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol survived an impeachment vote in the opposition-led Parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived...
Shouting, curses as South Korean president’s party boycotts martial law impeachment vote
SEOUL, Dec 7 — Members of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s party left Parliament ahead of a planned impeachment vote on Saturday over his attempt...
Asean ministers to discuss Myanmar at Thailand meeting
JAKARTA, Dec 5 — Asean members are planning to hold a ministerial meeting in Thailand later this month to discuss the crisis in Myanmar, Indonesia’s...
Singapore says Asean not as effective as hoped in Myanmar
SINGAPORE, Aug 20 — The progress by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Myanmar has not been as effective as hoped, Singapore’s foreign...
All eyes on newly appointed Asean special envoy to Myanmar
BANGKOK, Aug 7 — Three months after Asean agreed on the Five-Point Consensus, the block on Wednesday announced the appointment of a special envoy to...
United Nations calls for halt of weapons to Myanmar
NEW YORK, June 19 — The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged...
Regional envoys urged Myanmar junta to free prisoners, follow agreement
REUTERS, June 7 — Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) called on Myanmar’s junta to free all political prisoners and discussed implementing...
SE Asia states want to drop proposed UN call for Myanmar arms embargo
NEW YORK/JAKARTA, May 29 — Nine Southeast Asian nations have proposed watering down a UN General Assembly draft resolution on Myanmar, including removing a call...
Southeast Asian nations weigh aid mission to Myanmar
JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Southeast Asian countries are considering a proposal to send a humanitarian aid mission to Myanmar as a potential first step...