Suspend Myanmar before the Phnom Penh Asean Regional Forum
The writer says Asean foreign ministers should take bolder measures to ensure the junta will not act as a “thorn in the flesh” of the regional bloc.
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Myanmar’s executions a ‘gross lack of will’ for five-point consensus
The implementation of the executions come just a week before the 55th Asean Ministerial Meeting, scheduled to be hosted by Cambodia.
Myanmar junta’s barbaric act
The paper says Asean will only humiliate itself to the world if it stops at condemning or deploring the general for his brutality.
Myanmar military executions prompt global outcry
Among those executed were democracy campaigner Kyaw Min Yu, 53, and 41-year-old former lawmaker and hip-hop artist Phyo Zeya Thaw.
ICJ ruling raises hope for Rohingya justice
The trial and finding a long-lasting solution to the Rohingya crisis are both key priorities, and both should be given due importance.
Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty
Amnesty also said it had documented several instances where the military had laid mines around a church and on its grounds.
Thai lenders step in after Myanmar blocks foreign currency repayment
Thai businesses have been advised to seek funding sources in Thailand or other countries after the Central Bank of Myanmar suspended loan repayment in foreign currencies.
Cambodia looks to increase trade with Myanmar in agri-products
Annual bilateral trade between the two countries has remained tilted in Myanmar’s favour, increasing slightly more than twofold between 2019 and 2020 to $28.2 million.
Myanmar junta leader to visit Moscow, plans space and nuclear meetings
The visit comes only days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed to keep pressure on Myanmar's junta, and saying China should be in agreement.
Blinken calls on China, ASEAN countries to hold Myanmar accountable
The US Secretary of State urged both to put pressure on Myanmar's rulers to return to democracy.