Lawmakers urge ASEAN to negotiate new agreement with Myanmar junta, citing failure of five-point consensus
On the two-year anniversary of the Five-Point Consensus, lawmakers from Southeast Asia are calling on the Association of Southeast Asian…
US pushes ASEAN to hold Myanmar accountable on coup
The US has “deep concerns” about the situation in Myanmar following February’s coup, urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam postponed over coronavirus
The Southeast Asian Games, which were due to take place in Vietnam this year, have been postponed because of the…
Will ASEAN turn to China to put pressure on Myanmar?
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi stated that China’s support for the implementation of the five-point consensus—aimed at resolving the Myanmar…
Rights organizations call on ASEAN to stop enabling Myanmar’s military junta, support global arms embargo
The nine ASEAN Member States that seek to block a UN General Assembly draft resolution calling for a global arms…
Ahead of expected visit, ASEAN must hold Myanmar military accountable: APHR
As the ASEAN Secretary-General and a representative of the ASEAN Chair, Brunei, are expected to visit Myanmar this week, parliamentarians across Southeast…
Behind Indonesia’s opposition to R2P Resolution at UN General Assembly — and how ASEAN sees it
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia’s controversial decision to vote against the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) resolution at the United Nations General…
ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting failed to recognise peoples’ desire for meaningful political solution to Myanmar crisis: human rights groups
“ASEAN has failed to recognise the peoples’ desire for a meaningful political solution to the Myanmar crisis during its Leaders’…
Myanmar netizens flood Dr Vivian’s Facebook page to question ASEAN’s decision to invite military junta chief to join summit despite public rejection him as leader
After attending a meeting among leaders of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday (25 Apr), Singapore’s Foreign…
EU should not lose hope in raising the issue of human rights with ASEAN