Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard …
Opposing sides in Myanmar conflict open to dialogue, Thai foreign minister says
July 15 (Reuters) – ASEAN’s special envoy on Myanmar has held separate talks with the country’s military-backed negotiators and some rebel groups, with all sides recognising there is no military …
UN Fears Over 500 Dead in Two Suspected Shipwrecks Off Myanmar
More than 500 people are feared dead after two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar, the United Nations said Thursday, warning that worsening conflict and displacement are pushing Rohingya refugees into …
Over 500 feared dead after boats sink off Myanmar coast — UN agencies
Two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days, UN agencies said on Thursday, as refugees from the war-torn country continue to make perilous …
Hundreds of refugees feared dead after two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN
Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard …
ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar opposition groups in Thailand
July 14 (Reuters) – ASEAN’s special envoy on Myanmar held talks with ethnic minority rebel groups and a government-backed negotiation committee in an effort to tackle a civil war, with both sides …
Once shunned, Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing to visit Thailand in August
It will be his first such trip to Myanmar’s neighbours since he became civilian president. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Hold ‘Icebreaker’ Meeting With Myanmar Counterpart
The Southeast Asian bloc reaffirmed its adherence to its Five-Point Consensus initiative, which was last week rejected by Myanmar’s military-dominated parliament.
Asean foreign ministers want Myanmar to make ‘demonstrable progress’ on peace plan: Vivian Balakrishnan
Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) met with their Myanmar counterpart in Bangkok on Sunday (July 12), with the ministers reaffirming the central importance of …
Asean calls for ‘concrete’ progress from Myanmar on stalled peace plan
Southeast Asian foreign ministers pressed their Myanmar counterpart for “concrete” progress on a stagnant Asean peace plan for the country during a …