"Myanmar’s already dire human rights situation is deteriorating and the junta should release all political prisoners, the United Nations’ chief said Wednesday, as a leading local news outlet revealed one of its journalists had been jailed _...Read More_

>"Myanmar's military ruler on Monday urged his foreign critics to get behind his junta's planned return to _...Read More_

>"Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbors, amid ongoing friction over the South China _...Read More_

>"Fully vaccinated travellers from eight countries will be able to enter Singapore without quarantine from Tuesday, as the business hub eases restrictions and gears up to live with the coronavirus."

South-east Asian countries on Monday (Oct 4) voiced disappointment about army-ruled Myanmar’s commitment to an agreed peace plan, with one foreign minister saying he was concerned about the junta leader attending a regional summit later _...Read More_

What's next for [#ASEAN](/relevant/new/ASEAN) diplomacy as bloc races to set up meeting to discuss [#MyanmarCoup](/relevant/new/MyanmarCoup) ? "We have to accept the fact that the age of quiet diplomacy is over in the age of social media,"said Dr Noeleen Heyzer. People want Asean to be more _...Read More_

Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was healthy at home and would appear in court in a few days, in his first interview since overthrowing her in a Feb. 1 coup.

U.S. Department of State Secretary Antony J. Blinken on ASEAN's “Five-Point Consensus”: "We are looking to ASEAN to move forward with that plan, including designating an envoy for Myanmar and getting that person to Myanmar to be able to _...Read More_

>"In Indonesia for a regional summit, Min Aung Hlaing is urged to end the crackdown on protesters."

>"Southeast Asian nations face a delicate balancing act, but the consequences of the coup in Myanmar are too grave to _...Read More_

China aims to push back against the United States by reopening talks with 10 Southeast Asian nations on a code of conduct that would help prevent mishaps in a crowded, disputed Asian sea, political scholars _...Read More_

Chinese dams have given him extensive control over the waters that flow into Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, Countries traversed by the Mekong River rely on this river. Because, about 60 million people depend on this river _...Read More_

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