Analysis-Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections
Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals ...
South China Morning Post on MSN13d
Malaysia takes on ASEAN mantle but tempers expectations
LANGKAWI, Malaysia — Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold a closed-doors retreat in Malaysia on Sunday, as the country ...
AFP on MSN13d
ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise ceasefire over elections
Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar's junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during ...
Malaysia kicks off big plans while Najib wants to go home
For January, hosts Lim Ai Leen and Tan Tam Mei kick off with ST’s Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh, based in Kuala Lumpur.
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ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
“Malaysia wants to know what Myanmar has in mind,” Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told a press conference after a ministerial retreat on the island of Langkawi. “We told them the ...
Toronto Star15d
Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
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 ...