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Global news headlines this month will be focused on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which falls on Feb 24. This external aggression, where a bigger state unilaterally takes territory from a smaller neighbour by force, can be juxtaposed to an internal subjugation in Myanmar, where a military coup took place two years ago this week. Whether the aggression is externally between states, or internally within a state, the oppressors behave the same way and pursue similar...

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s attendance at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Jakarta on February 3-4 will contribute to enhancing solidarity and consensus in the ten-member grouping, thus elevating Vietnam’s role and position in ASEAN and international forums, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

The US State Department held an online discussion for Asian media on 1 February to mark the second anniversary of the Myanmar military coup and US government concerns over the need to hold the military regime accountable for atrocities committed under their watch.

ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to propose initiatives and solutions to cope with challenges in the region and the world, strengthen the bloc’s solidarity during their meeting in Jakarta on Feb 3-4

In an interview this week, President Joko Widodo suggested that the unnamed general would highlight his own country’s democratic transition since 1998.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 2 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir will lead Malaysia’s delegation to the 32nd Asean Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting and Asean Foreign...

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s attendance at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Jakarta on February 3-4 will contribute to enhancing solidarity and consensus in the ten-member grouping, thus elevating Vietnam’s role and position in ASEAN and international forums, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

People throughout Myanmar immediately mounted massive, peaceful rallies against the State Administration Council (SAC) demanding restoration of democracy and their elected leaders.

On Feb 1, 2021, the world was shocked as the Myanmar military staged a coup, pushing the country formerly seen as a new poster-boy of democracy back to an Orwellian state.

Two years ago, on Feb 1, the day that Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy were set to sit in a new parliament, the Myanmar military shocked the world by staging a deeply unpopular coup.