ASEAN has agreed on a peace plan, known as its five-point consensus, that calls for an end to violence and dialogue among all parties but the generals have paid little more than lip service to it.
A drone attack on Myanmar border police reportedly kills 5. A resistance group claims responsibility
BANGKOK (AP) — A drone attack on a police headquarters in a major border town in eastern Myanmar has killed at least five officials including a senior army officer and a district administrator, members of two emergency rescue teams and media reports said …
ASEAN Must Cut Ties With ‘Terrorist’ Regime in Myanmar: Civil Society
Leaders at this week’s ASEAN summit called on to establish relations with National Unity Government and end complicity in war crimes against civilian population.
Myanmar explosion kills five officials, injures 11 policemen
At least five officials and security officers were killed and 11 other law enforcement officials were injured in an explosion at a government building in Myanmar’s Myawaddy town on the border with Thailand.
43rd ASEAN Summit: Myanmar Crisis Threatens To Divide Bloc As Biden, Xi Skip Conference
More than two years after Myanmar’s military junta overthrew the government, unity in the ASEAN bloc is being questioned – Myanmar remains barred from attending summits and Thailand seems to be ready to welcome the country back against an adamant majority.
PM Lee to attend 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta, with Myanmar crisis and China’s new map under the spotlight
JAKARTA: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will lead a Singapore delegation to the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Jakarta from Tuesday (Sep 5) to Thursday, where the bloc’s …
ASEAN diplomats meet to review stalled Myanmar peace plan
Top Southeast Asian diplomats will on Monday review their regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for Myanmar with frustration growing with its ruling military’s failure to end violence more than two years …
Five Myanmar officials killed, 16 injured in drone attacks
According to Myanmar security officials, the attack took place at 9pm and targeted three areas — the 275th battalion barracks, the town hall and the police station. The Myawaddy governor, a military colonel and policemen were among those killed.
3-car collision in Myanmar’s Yangon leaves 2 dead, 9 injured
YANGON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — A three-vehicle collision in Myanmar’s Yangon left two people dead and nine others injured, an official from the rescue organization told Xinhua on Sunday. Due to the …
Myanmar exports over 59,000 tonnes of rice, broken rice in August
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar exported 59,971 tons of rice and broken rice in August, according to data released by the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) has announced. The figure decreased from over 156,893 …