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ASEAN Envoy Hails ‘Some Progress’ on Second Myanmar Mission
By Sebastian Strangio
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.
ASEAN Envoy Calls for Release of Aung San Suu Kyi from Solitary Confinement
By Sebastian Strangio
This week, Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will begin his second official mission to the country as the bloc's special envoy.
China, Russia Again Veto UN Statement on Myanmar Conflict
By Sebastian Strangio
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 FM Meets With Counterpart from Myanmar Opposition Movement
By Sebastian Strangio
The meeting could mark a turning-point in the bloc's approach to the ongoing conflict in its errant member-state.
Malaysian FM Says ASEAN Envoy ‘Welcomes’ Idea of Engaging Myanmar’s NUG
By Sebastian Strangio
Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah continues to push for a reassessment of ASEAN's stalled approach to the country's crisis.
US-ASEAN Summit Is a Chance to Chart a New Course for Myanmar Policy
By Salai Za Uk Ling
Washington should use the upcoming summit with ASEAN to work out a new multilateral strategy to respond to the ongoing crisis.
The Tangled Politics of Humanitarian Aid in Post-Coup Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
ASEAN has come under fire over a plan to channel its humanitarian assistance via the country's military junta.
Myanmar Junta Rejects Suggestion that ASEAN Engage Shadow Government
By Sebastian Strangio
The response reveals once again the coup government's lack of interest in implementing the Southeast Asian bloc's peace plan.
Cambodian PM Pushes Myanmar Junta to Grant Envoy Access to Aung San Suu Kyi
By Sebastian Strangio
Special Envoy Prak Sokhonn could undertake his next mission to the crisis-hit country as early as late May.
Malaysia to Propose ASEAN Contacts With Myanmar’s Shadow Government
By Sebastian Strangio
The Malaysian Foreign Minister has again lamented the junta's lack of cooperation in the implementation of the Southeast Asian bloc's peace plan.
Malaysian FM Admits Contacts With Myanmar Opposition Shadow Government
By Sebastian Strangio
Saifuddin Abdullah's announcement marked the first time that an ASEAN government has admitted to contacts with the opposition National Unity Government.
UN, ASEAN Special Envoys on Myanmar Meet in Phnom Penh
By Sebastian Strangio
The talks highlighted just how many obstacles are strewn along the path toward a resolution to the country's crisis.