Langkawi, Malaysia – Southeast Asian countries told Myanmar’s military government on Sunday that its plan to hold elections amid an escalating civil war should not be a priority, urging the junta to start talks and immediately end hostilities. Malaysia’s foreign minister, who holds the ASEAN chairmanship this year, said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations … Read more
Washington— As Myanmar’s military government prepares for elections in 2025, attention turns to neighboring China, which critics say is pushing Southeast Asian countries to regard the vote as a solution to Myanmar’s ongoing political crisis. Is putting pressure. In February 2021, a military coup in Myanmar overthrew the democratically elected government and triggered a civil … Read more
Bangkok- Thailand says regional talks held Friday on a stalled peace plan for Myanmar were “clear” but failed to reach agreement on a way forward. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, gathered in Bangkok to discuss a five-point consensus agreed to by the bloc in April 2021, two months after Myanmar’s … Read more