asean Archives

Myanmar has been barred from high-level ASEAN meetings over its failure to implement a five-point plan to end the violence there

World

Myanmar crisis to top agenda at ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting

ASEAN foreign ministers will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday for talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Myanmar, with the regional bloc...

AFPJuly 10, 2023

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C) on Thursday conceded ASEAN member nations have made no real progress in bringing an end to the bloodshed in Myanmar

World

Indonesia’s Widodo says limited progress on Myanmar peace plan

Southeast Asian nations have made “no significant progress” on implementing a peace plan aimed at ending bloodshed in Myanmar, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said...

AFPMay 10, 2023

The turmoil in junta-ruled Myanmar has dominated talks at the ASEAN summit in Indonesia

World

ASEAN leaders say ‘deeply concerned’ about Myanmar violence

Southeast Asian nations said Wednesday they are “deeply concerned” about the violence ravaging Myanmar, and condemned a recent attack on a convoy of diplomats...

AFPMay 9, 2023

The chair for the Myanmar delegation sits vacant at the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Labuan Bajo on Tuesday

World

Myanmar to dominate ASEAN summit as violence escalates

Junta-ruled Myanmar is set to dominate a meeting of Southeast Asian nations in Indonesia that started Tuesday, after an airstrike on a village last...

AFPMay 8, 2023

Indonesia Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Jakarta is using "quiet diplomacy" to talk with all sides of the Myanmar crisis

World

Indonesia says using ‘quiet diplomacy’ to help solve Myanmar crisis

Indonesia is using “quiet diplomacy” to speak with all sides of the Myanmar conflict and spur renewed peace efforts in the violence-racked country, its...

AFPMay 5, 2023

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) is gifting leaders like Laos' Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh locally made watches

World

Hun Sen hands out Cambodian-made watches to summit VIPs

World leaders attending a summit in Phnom Penh will receive Cambodian-made watches from host Hun Sen.

AFPNovember 11, 2022

The Association of South East Asian Nations has spearheaded so far fruitless efforts to resolve the crisis in Myanmar

World

Southeast Asian ministers to hold emergency talks on Myanmar

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of November's ASEAN summit.

AFPOctober 21, 2022

Southeast Asian ministers have condemned the lack of progress on a crisis resolution plan for Myanmar

World

ASEAN condemns lack of Myanmar peace progress

Southeast Asian ministers Friday condemned the lack of progress on a crisis resolution plan for coup-hit Myanmar, demanding the junta take action before a...

AFPAugust 5, 2022