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Special meeting between ASEAN, Myanmar junta leader sought: source

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 04 07:46 AM

Indonesia is seeking to hold a special meeting between ASEAN leaders and the head of Myanmar's military junta. Read more »

Myanmar extends state of emergency as nation marks 2 years since coup

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 02 02:25 AM

Myanmar's ruling military extended a state of emergency imposed on the country for another six months Wednesday. Read more »

Myanmar military trumpets white elephant as sign of right to rule

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 05:01 AM

Ancient rulers regarded white elephants as extremely auspicious, and their appearance was taken as a symbol of righteous political power. Read more »

ASEAN condemns lack of Myanmar peace progress

Rose Troup Buchanan and Lisa Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 09:58 PM

Myanmar has been in chaos since a putsch in February last year, and the death toll from the military's brutal crackdown on dissent has passed 2,100. Read more »

ASEAN warns Myanmar against more executions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 11:46 PM

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are discussing how to address the growing crisis in Myanmar at talks in Phnom Penh. Read more »

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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 26, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 11:53 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Protest against executing Myanmar pro-democracy leaders

Diego Azubel, EPA-EFE
Posted at Jul 26 10:26 PM

Myanmar nationals and supporters hold national flags and a large image of Aung San Suu Kyi at a rally outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok Read more »

Myanmar junta court to give verdict in Suu Kyi corruption trial

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 06:32 PM

A Myanmar junta court will hand down a verdict in the corruption trial of Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, according to a source. Read more »

Myanmar political prisoners excluded from new year amnesty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 04:56 PM

Families of detained Myanmar protesters had their hopes dashed Sunday after political prisoners were not included in some 1,600 people released by the junta to mark the Buddhist new year. Read more »

Myanmar to skip ASEAN ministerial meeting

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 16 07:44 AM

‘No representative from Myanmar, already confirmed.’ Read more »

Kirin to exit Myanmar, end beer partnership with military entity

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 14 06:23 PM

Kirin will exit from Myanmar's beer market as a means of promptly ending a business partnership with a military-linked entity in the Southeast Asian country. 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 sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party to death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 02:32 AM

The Southeast Asian country has been in chaos since the February coup, with more than 1,400 killed in a subsequent crackdown on dissent. 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 »

Cambodia shelves first ASEAN meeting over attendance 'difficulties'

Prak Chan Thul, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 08:53 PM

Cambodia said on Wednesday it had postponed a meeting of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations scheduled for next week. Read more »

Suu Kyi gets more prison time over 'illegal import of walkie-talkies'

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 10 05:58 PM

Monday's ruling by the special court in Naypyitaw was her second verdict. Read more »

Burnt remains of people found in Myanmar: monitor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 01:03 AM

The charred remains of more than 30 people, including women and children, were found in burnt-out vehicles in Myanmar on Saturday, a rebel group and a monitor said, accusing the junta of the attack. Read more »

US imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea

Daphne Psaledakis, David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 06:19 PM

China denies abuses in Xinjiang, but the US government and many rights groups say Beijing is carrying out genocide there. Read more »