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Indonesia, the ASEAN chair, said Friday that it was stepping up efforts to execute a five-point accord to eliminate instability in post-coup Myanmar

The regional bloc has been facing criticism for not being able to resolve various issues, in particular the political crisis engulfing Myanmar.

Indonesia has had 110 engagements with the stakeholders in Myanmar over the course of almost 7 months of its ASEAN chairmanship.

Burmese civil society groups say “ineffective” five-point consensus “emboldens” junta.

The crisis in Myanmar is expected to be one of the main topics at meetings hosted by Indonesia next week.

A recent attempt by Thailand to reengage with Myanmar's junta appears to be aimed at creating an alignment with China, a close ally of the military regime in Myanmar, analysts said. On June 19, the outgoing Thai government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former general who seized power in a 2014 military coup, hosted…

Minister Retno Marsudi emphasized that Indonesia will make every effort to help the people of Myanmar get out of the political crisis based on the Five-Point Consensus...

When the dust settles in Myanmar, its people will rightly ask who sustained the military regime, writes Nicholas Farrelly (University of Tasmania).

Why the recently departed special envoy should be the last.

According to experts, Thailand's caretaker government's informal discussion on the Myanmar harmed Thailand's international reputation