カテゴリー: Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
South-east Asia, which relied heavily on the Middle East for energy and fertiliser, is desperately seeking to plug huge gaps in its suppliesThe European Union has sounded the alarm to countries in south-east Asia, urging them not to turn to Russia for …
Cambodia’s rights commission said ‘intense, high-pitched noises’ broadcast by Thai soldiers along the disputed border threatened to escalate tensions Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen has complained about Thailand broadcasting ghost-like sounds across a…
Russian foreign minister says final declaration not adopted because of attempts by US, Japan, South Korea, Australia and NZ ‘to turn it into a purely political statement’Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit d…
Far from acting as a broker, Beijing is playing both sides in a state torn by brutality and chaosThings fall apart, if you let them – and ethnically, religiously, ideologically fractured Myanmar, formerly Burma, has never been a model of harmonious, in…
From brutal murders and military parades to jailed opponents, Min Aung Hlaing is true to the tyrant’s playbook. The worldwide fight for democracy has to be fought here Continue reading…
Questions mount about pact’s ultimate purpose and implications for other Asean countriesIt was initially seen as an audacious enlistment by Joe Biden of Australia into the 21st-century struggle against China, elevating the country in the process to a s…
The alliance between Britain, the US and Australia has divided the region and angered ChinaThe UK has invited south-east Asian nations to attend a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Liverpool next month, in a move that risks highlighting concerns that the…
In a rare show of anger from neighbouring nations, Min Aung Hlaing has been shut out of the regional sitdownA summit of south-east Asian leaders has begun without a representative from Myanmar after its junta leader was excluded for failure to follow a…
Aukus pact to obtain the high-tech vessels comes amid increasing tensions in the East and South China SeasMalaysia and Indonesia share strong reservations over Australia’s decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, even though nuclear weapons were…
Exclusion of junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ‘necessary decision to uphold Asean’s credibility’South-east Asian countries will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to a regional summit this month, delivering an unprecedented snub to the milit…
Kyaw Moe Tun, who has defied regime attempts to sack him, tells UN it must take action over killings in remote Sagaing areaMyanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired by the junta after the February…
Six months after seizing power, junta says it will lift state of emergency by August 2023 Myanmar’s junta chief has said elections will be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023 – extending the timeline given when the military deposed Aung…
Six months after seizing power, Min Aung Hlaing extends coup with promise of elections in 2023Myanmar’s military leader has declared himself prime minister and said he will lead the country under the nation’s state of emergency until elections are held…
Asean says consensus with junta was ‘beyond expectations’, but there is no timeline or explicit commitment to stop violenceHuman Rights Watch has told south-east Asian leaders not to “pat themselves on the back” for getting Myanmar’s military rulers to…
Indonesian president’s remarks come after crisis talks with junta chief and south-east Asian leadersMyanmar’s military must restore democracy and stop the violence against citizens, the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, said after crisis talks with ju…