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The about-face by Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn is seen as a sign of frustration at the junta’s failure to implement the regional bloc’s peace plan.

New Asean chair Indonesia faces high expectations to revitalise the region during its tenure, but even with its "strategic heft" analysts say conflicts such as Myanmar and the South China Sea will remain intractable. Indonesia President Joko Widodo said at the Asean summit last month that Indonesia – often described as the de facto leader of the bloc owing to...

More than 130 people have been sentenced to death in secretive military courts since the coup, UN says.

The country and its prime minister, Hun Sen, have been unexpectedly outspoken about Ukraine’s plight.

Bradley Murg discusses the recent ASEAN, G-20, and APEC conclaves.

Civil Society Organisation Progressive Voice has said that this month’s release of 161 political prisoners, including high-profile foreigners, should not detract from the atrocities that the Myanmar junta continues to carry out against the people of Myanmar.

Civil Society Organisation Progressive Voice has said that this month’s release of 161 political prisoners, including high-profile foreigners, should not detract from the atrocities that the Myanmar junta continues to carry out against the people of Myanmar.

As ASEAN chair in 2023, Indonesia will attempt to succeed where both Cambodia and Brunei have failed.

Daw Zin Mar Aung, the National Unity Government’s foreign minister, talks to The Irrawaddy about how ASEAN and the UN must do more to pressure the military regime. 

Myanmar's recent mass release of prisoners is aimed at relieving growing regional and global pressure, analysts say, especially amid concerns that Indonesia might take tougher measures against the junta as the new chair of Asean. The military government on Nov 17 released nearly 6,000 prisoners, including several foreign nationals, as part of a broader amnesty to mark Myanmar's National Day,...