Thailand urges bigger ASEAN role in resolving Myanmar conflict
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Thailand called on Friday for the regional bloc ASEAN to take a more proactive role in trying to resolve the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar, after weeks of fighting near its border that halted trade and led to a brief influx of refugees. Myanmar is locked in a civil war between the military […]
Thailand starts aid deliveries to Myanmar under plan aimed at managing conflict
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters Thailand started the delivery of aid to military-ruled Myanmar on Monday, in a humanitarian initiative that seeks to pave the way for talks between warring camps after three years of instability and violence triggered by a coup. The first batch of 4,000 relief bags carrying rice, dried food, and other essentials for […]
Thailand confident aid effort will lead to Myanmar crisis dialogue
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters A new Thailand-led humanitarian initiative aims to pave the way for talks between warring camps in military-ruled Myanmar, a senior Thai official said, three years after a coup triggered instability and a wave of violence across the country. Thailand plans to establish a humanitarian safe zone later this month at its border […]
Essay: Myanmar’s misery – three years after the military coup, is there any end in sight for a ravaged country?
ADAM SIMPSON and NICHOLAS FARRELLY, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at the situation in Myanmar, three years after the democratically elected government was overthrown in a military coup…
Essay: ASEAN and the international community still aren’t doing enough for the people of Myanmar
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says it’s time to form a new and robust plan to bring an end to the military junta’s rule…
ASEAN ministers call for unity in tackling Myanmar conflict
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters ASEAN foreign ministers on Wednesday called for regional unity in addressing an intensifying conflict in Myanmar, amid doubts over the bloc’s capability to implement a two-year-old peace process that has yet to get off the ground. The gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Jakarta comes as patience wears thin […]
Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tensions loom over ASEAN meet
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters South-East Asia’s top diplomats will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday amid pressure to address a bloody political crisis in Myanmar and resolve tensions in the South China Sea where some ASEAN members have overlapping territorial claims with China. The meeting of foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) comes as […]
ASEAN must hold Myanmar junta accountable – UN expert
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters South-East Asian neighbours of conflict-riven Myanmar must consider imposing measures to hold its military rulers accountable, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday, adding the bloc is “deadlocked” over how to resolve the ongoing crisis. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Thomas Andrews, said the Association of Southeast […]
Myanmar makes no progress on peace; ASEAN needs unity – Indonesia
Abuan Bajo, Indonesia Reuters Myanmar’s ruling military has made no meaningful progress on implementing a peace plan agreed with ASEAN two years ago and the bloc must show unity in deciding how to address the escalating crisis, Indonesia’s president said on Thursday. Joko Widodo, who is chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this […]
Myanmar’s crisis overshadows ASEAN summit in Indonesia
Labuan Bajo, Indonesia Reuters South-east Asian leaders gathering in Indonesia on Wednesday will wrangle over how to resolve the crisis in Myanmar as patience in the ASEAN bloc wears thin over escalating violence in the military-ruled country. The summit comes just days after unidentified assailants shot at a convoy carrying ASEAN diplomats and aid workers […]