ASEAN five-point consensus

The argument that ASEAN should do more is widespread, but the grouping has already taken several unprecedented steps.

In a nationally televised speech, coup leader Min Aung Hlaing blamed "terrorists" for delaying the country's return to normalcy.

Eighteen months on from the military coup, it is time for the bloc to decide which side of history it wants to be on.

The killings demonstrate the regime’s contempt for regional and global opinion. Could they force ASEAN to change its approach to the country’s conflict?

But a briefing for diplomats and the press revealed just how far Myanmar's junta is from implementing ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus peace plan.

Prak Sokhonn's five-day visit will involve meetings with regime figures and members of select ethnic armed groups, but significant progress is unlikely.

The ousted leader's transfer came as the military administration's defense minister attended an ASEAN meeting in Cambodia.

Earlier this month, the military junta announced that four people would be hanged on treason and terrorism charges.

The U.K.-drafted statement expressed its concern about the country's growing humanitarian crisis and the "limited progress" on an ASEAN peace plan.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah continues to push for a reassessment of ASEAN's stalled approach to the country's crisis.

Washington should use the upcoming summit with ASEAN to work out a new multilateral strategy to respond to the ongoing crisis.