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ASEAN five-point consensus
March 03, 2023
On Myanmar, the World Needs to Save ASEAN From Itself
By David Hutt
Having failed to push forward a resolution to Myanmar's conflict, the Southeast Asian bloc needs a face-saving way of admitting defeat.
March 02, 2023
Malaysia’s Anwar Voices Concern About Myanmar Refugee Crisis
By Sebastian Strangio
The Malaysian leader claimed that 200,000 Myanmar nationals have now sought refuge in his country.
February 03, 2023
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet Under Shadow of Myanmar Crisis
By Niniek Karmini
Indonesia is setting up an office of an ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar in Jakarta to spearhead how the bloc deals with the crisis.
January 12, 2023
Indonesia to Establish Special Office to Handle Myanmar Crisis
By Sebastian Strangio
Among the challenges facing Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and her team will be how to respond to the junta's planned sham elections.
November 28, 2022
ASEAN’s Myanmar Headache Changes Hands
By Naw Theresa
As the bloc's chair in 2023, Indonesia will attempt to succeed where both Cambodia and Brunei have failed.
November 16, 2022
The Rift Between ASEAN and Myanmar’s Democracy Movement is Growing Wider
By Minn Tent Bo
Recent statements from senior Southeast Asian officials have demonstrated a lack of understanding of the country's conflict dynamics.
November 04, 2022
Indonesian FM Says Myanmar Military to Blame for Country’s Crisis
By Sebastian Strangio
Retno Marsudi’s comments came ahead of an ASEAN summit at which the region's leaders will be under pressure to toughen their stance toward the military junta.
October 27, 2022
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Urge More Progress in Myanmar Crisis
By Niniek Karmini and Grant Peck
The ministers admitted their efforts haven’t achieved significant progress and called to strengthen the implementation of a five-point consensus.
October 06, 2022
Myanmar’s Junta Chief Not Invited to ASEAN Summit, Cambodia Confirms
By Sebastian Strangio
But it remains unclear whether the Southeast Asian bloc will take a fresh approach to Myanmar's metastasizing crisis.
September 20, 2022
Malaysia’s Saifuddin Calls for ASEAN to Review Myanmar Peace Plan
By Sebastian Strangio
The Malaysian envoy says that the Southeast Asian bloc must ask whether its Five-Point Consensus is still "relevant."
August 25, 2022
ASEAN’s Efforts to Mediate the Myanmar Political Crisis Deserve More Recognition
By Thuc D. Pham and Hoai Nguyen
The argument that ASEAN should do more is widespread, but the grouping has already taken several unprecedented steps.
August 02, 2022
Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency by Six Months
By Sebastian Strangio
In a nationally televised speech, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing blamed "terrorists" for delaying the country's return to normalcy.
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