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...
Asean envoys to meet junta leader in Myanmar
HANOI, June 4 — Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) arrived in Myanmar on June 3 ahead of planned meetings with the...
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...
Myanmar national arrested for organising feast in Kajang
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Police arrested a Myanmar national and are tracking down a group of foreign nationals suspected of violating the standard operating...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to make first in-person court appearance on May 24
BANGKOK, May 11 — Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be for the first time since the military coup tried in person at...
Southeast Asian nations say consensus reached on ending Myanmar crisis
JAKARTA, April 25 — Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar’s junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in...
Southeast Asian leaders discuss Myanmar crisis with junta chief
JAKARTA, April 24 — Southeast Asian leaders began a crisis meeting on Myanmar on Saturday aiming to persuade Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who led...
Asean leaders to discuss Myanmar crisis this weekend
JAKARTA, April 23 — Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will meet in Jakarta on Saturday to discuss the Myanmar crisis, reported...
UN chief highlights key role of Asean in finding peaceful solution to Myanmar crisis
NEW YORK, April 20 — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for leaders in Asia to bolster efforts towards finding a peaceful solution...
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...
US orders diplomats to leave Myanmar amid crackdown
WASHINGTON, March 31 — The United States ordered all non-essential diplomats to depart Myanmar on Tuesday after the military’s crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators hit its...
Death toll rises to 141 in Myanmar’s bloodiest day
YANGON, March 28 — Myanmar has seen the most violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday when the ruling military regime put on a show...