There is a stretch of water between Myanmar, Bangladesh and Thailand where the Rohingya humanitarian crisis and the interests of Iran’s “Shadow Fleet” converge. The Andaman Sea is no longer just a migratory route; it has evolved into a lethal criminal ecosystem. Here, invisibility is a deliberate strategy used to move both human lives and … Read more
Myanmar’s junta has once again been excluded from a high-level Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, this time the event to be held in Kuala Lumpur from May 26-27. This has become a de facto policy tool for the bloc since the February 2021 democracy-suspending military coup. Yet the central question remains: Is this … Read more
Myanmar has struggled with civil war, military rule and widespread poverty for much of the past seven decades. But the country’s youth have never faced threats to their survival and future as severe as today. The military coup of February 2021 shattered the hopes of many young people in Myanmar who had envisioned a better … Read more
Long road to democracy: Myanmar becomes testing ground for regional diplomacy Deccan Herald FM Sugiono pushes for Myanmar crisis resolution in Davos talks The Jakarta Post Indonesia Calls for Inclusive Dialogue to Resolve Myanmar Crisis Tempo.co English Foreign Minister Sugiono: Inclusive National Dialogue Is A Priority To Realize Peace In Myanmar VOI English Source link
Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The retreat on the idyllic northern resort island of Langkawi was the first major meeting of the 10-member Association of … Read more