As Myanmar's crisis enters its fifth year this week, there is still no light at the end of the tunnel.The State Administration Council (SAC) is still hoping that its long-planned election, which is ...

Jakarta—The Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat held Jan. 18 to 19 in Langkawi, Malaysia, presents a crucial opportunity for Asean to shift its approaches in addressing the ongoing crisis in Myanmar.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s appointment of two former prime ministers as “special advisors” points to a gap between his ...

There has been considerable hype around Malaysia taking over the chairmanship of Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN this year, with ...

At the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi on Sunday, Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Hasan said that Myanmar’s military government should focus on restoring peace ...

ASEAN told the military at its weekend foreign ministers summit in Langkawi that its promised elections for later this year were not the priority after airstrikes left 40 people dead in western ...

At the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi over the weekend, the region’s foreign ministers called on the various sides to Myanmar’s ...

The Myanmar military seized power in February 2021 ... Hasan told reporters after the meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers on the Malaysian island of Langkawi. "The priority now is [for a] ceasefire and ...

LANGKAWI, Malaysia — Malaysia is committed to addressing regional issues, but expectations on Myanmar and the advancing of talks on a code of conduct between the 10-member Association of ...

LANGKAWI, Malaysia — Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday (Jan 19) its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority ...

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — 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 ...

The ASEAN foreign ministers held a two-day unofficial meeting on the Malaysian island of Langkawi on Saturday and Sunday. Malaysia holds this year's ASEAN presidency. Myanmar's permanent secretary ...