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ASEAN Foreign Ministers to Hold Special Pre-Summit Meeting on Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The meeting will offer indications of whether the Southeast Asian bloc will change its stagnant approach to Myanmar's political conflicts.
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.
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."
How ASEAN Can Still Help On Myanmar
By Scot Marciel
The Southeast Asian bloc must make it clear that it will not accept the military junta's sham election.
Malaysian FM Again Pushes for Talks With Myanmar Opposition
By Sebastian Strangio
The time between now and the ASEAN Summit in November could be crucial in shaping the bloc’s approach toward the crisis in Myanmar.
ASEAN Envoy Warns Myanmar Junta Against Further Prisoner Executions
By Sebastian Strangio
The comments came a day after an ASEAN joint communique lamented the "lack of progress" in resolving the country's political crisis.
Parsing the Content of ASEAN’s Latest Joint Communique
By Sebastian Strangio
In the annual statement, the bloc's 10 member states laid out their consensus positions on the conflicts in Ukraine and Myanmar, among other issues.
Myanmar, Taiwan Head Agenda at ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
By Sebastian Strangio
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said that the bloc had never been "confronted at the same time with so many perils for the region and the world at large."
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.
ASEAN Meetings Open Under Shadow of Myanmar, Ukraine Crises
By Sebastian Strangio
This week's meetings come amid a host of regional and global crises that are testing the effectiveness of the Southeast Asian bloc.
ASEAN Can No Longer Remain Neutral on Myanmar
By Kasit Piromya
Eighteen months on from the military coup, it is time for the bloc to decide which side of history it wants to be on.
ASEAN Chair Condemns ‘Highly Reprehensible’ Myanmar Executions
By Sebastian Strangio
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?