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ASEAN officials to push for tougher action on Myanmar

Suy Se and Lisa Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 04:30 PM

Malaysia is set to lead a push for tougher action on Myanmar when a regional bloc of foreign ministers meet this week, as anger mounts at the junta for stonewalling crisis resolution efforts. Read more »

ASEAN to exclude Myanmar foreign minister from meeting

Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 07:22 PM

Cambodia is due to host the meeting of ministers on Feb. 16 and 17. Read more »

ASEAN urges ‘immediate’ end to Myanmar violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 01:52 AM

The 10-nation regional bloc has led diplomatic efforts to end the chaos unleashed in Myanmar by coup last year. Read more »

Myanmar marks 1 year since coup, remains in chaos

Kyodo News
Updated as of Feb 01 01:12 PM

Myanmar on Tuesday marked a year since the military ousted the democratically elected government, with the Southeast Asian country left in chaos. Read more »

Discord over Myanmar as ASEAN postpones year's 1st meeting

Poppy McPherson, Tom Allard and Rozanna Latiff, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 08:06 PM

The thorny issue of Myanmar attending ASEAN events remains unresolved, said Indonesian foreign ministry official Abdul Kadir Jailani. Read more »

US mulls summit with ASEAN leaders in Washington

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 29 05:20 PM

The United States has proposed holding the summit in the third week of January and is coordinating the date with ASEAN members, the sources said. Read more »

Xi to ASEAN leaders: China does not seek 'hegemony'

Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 05:35 PM

Xi Jinping said China would never seek hegemony nor take advantage of its size to coerce smaller countries, and would work with ASEAN to eliminate 'interference'. Read more »

New ASEAN chair to keep pressure on Myanmar junta

Prak Chan Thul and Tom Allard, Reuters
Posted at Oct 28 10:13 PM

Warning Myanmar was on the "brink of civil war", Cambodia said it would appoint a new special envoy to Myanmar when it takes the reins of ASEAN. Read more »

Inside the SE Asian meet that snubbed Myanmar

Rozanna Latiff, Tom Allard and Poppy McPherson, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 07:27 PM

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore pushed for a harder stance against Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a 'tense' meeting. Read more »

Myanmar to release over 5,000 anti-coup protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 03:49 PM

Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup, which ousted the civilian government. Read more »

Death toll since Myanmar coup tops 1,000: group

Reuters
Posted at Aug 18 04:28 PM

The Southeast Asian country has sunk into chaos since the coup, with protests continuing daily. Read more »

Birthday message for Myanmar’s junta leader

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 04 12:58 PM

Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar as they mark the birthday of junta leader Min Aung Hlaing Saturday by burning his portrait and staging mock funerals.   Read more »

ASEAN ministers urge Myanmar to halt violence

Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 12:26 AM

Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged Myanmar on Monday to halt violence, free prisoners and start its agreed dialogue during a meeting in China, while Singapore's top diplomat said the group was disappointed at its "very, very slow progress". Read more »

ASEAN representatives meet with Myanmar junta leader

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 04 10:45 PM

YANGON - ASEAN's chief and a top Brunei diplomat met with Myanmar junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing in the capital Naypyitaw on Friday to discuss the crisis following last February's military coup. Read more »

Southeast Asian nations say consensus reached on ending Myanmar crisis

Tom Allard and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 12:45 AM

JAKARTA - Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation, but he did not explicitly respond to demands to halt the killing of civilian protesters. Read more »

Southeast Asian leaders discuss Myanmar crisis with junta chief

Fanny Potkin and Nilufar Rizki, Reuters
Posted at Apr 24 07:22 PM

The gathering of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta is the first coordinated international effort to ease the crisis in Myanmar, an impoverished country that neighbors China, India and Thailand. Myanmar is part of the 10-nation ASEAN.   Read more »

UN Security Council agrees to condemn Myanmar violence, urge military restraint

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 04:06 AM

NEW YORK - The UN Security Council agreed on a statement on Wednesday that condemns violence against Myanmar protesters and urges military restraint, diplomats said, but dropped language condemning the army takeover as a coup and threatening possible further action due to opposition by China, Russia, India and Vietnam.   Read more »

Second Myanmar official dies after arrest; junta steps up media crackdown

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 10 05:08 AM

An official from deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) died in custody after he was arrested early on Tuesday, the second party figure to die in detention in two days, as security forces broke up street protests against the military junta. Read more »

Nearly 40 people killed in Myanmar as security forces quell anti-coup protests: UN envoy

Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 04:48 AM

Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities, the United Nations said, the most violent day since demonstrations against last month's military coup first broke out. Read more »

Politicians, doctors and a fortune-teller: Myanmar's new wave of detainees

Wa Lone, Poppy McPherson and Aditi Bhandari, Reuters
Posted at Mar 02 11:20 PM

Since Myanmar's military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, security forces have detained more than 1,000 people, hundreds at protests and many more in raids - often at night. Read more »