Saifuddin Abdullah

The meeting will offer indications of whether the Southeast Asian bloc will change its stagnant approach to Myanmar's political conflicts.

Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has pushed for a more robust ASEAN response to Myanmar's crisis. But he's no guarantee to remain in his post beyond the election.

The Malaysian envoy says that the Southeast Asian bloc must ask whether its Five-Point Consensus is still "relevant."

The time between now and the ASEAN Summit in November could be crucial in shaping the bloc’s approach toward the crisis in Myanmar.

In Malaysia, the last stop on his five-nation tour of Southeast Asia, Wang Yi said that "no one can separate" China and the nations of Southeast Asia.

The meeting could mark a turning-point in the bloc's approach to the ongoing conflict in its errant member-state.

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

The response reveals once again the coup government's lack of interest in implementing the Southeast Asian bloc's peace plan.

The Malaysian Foreign Minister has again lamented the junta's lack of cooperation in the implementation of the Southeast Asian bloc's peace plan.

Saifuddin Abdullah's announcement marked the first time that an ASEAN government has admitted to contacts with the opposition National Unity Government.

ASEAN's patience with the junta is wearing thin. But can it muster the consensus necessary to take a harder line?