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As a long-standing friend and development partner of Bangladesh, Japan should take the lead in facilitating the voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland

The National Unity Government’s U Aung Myo Min describes the current situation as ‘the worst’, in which all kinds of human rights are systematically violated.

Ambassador Vu Ho, Acting Head of ASEAN SOM Vietnam, on March 7-8 led a delegation to attend the 35th ASEAN - U.S. Dialogue, the 25th ASEAN - India Senior Officials’ Meeting (AISOM), the ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting (with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea) and SOM East Asia Summit (with China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia,

AFTER Indonesia was handed over the Asean chair in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov 13, 2022, the expectation of the rest of the grouping’s members pertained to the measures Indonesian President Joko Widoko would take to resolve the political crisis in Myanmar.

It is relatively easy to establish coalitions to work on non-traditional security issues, but nurturing a group to focus on security issues as the core is not easy, especially for countries like India.

Having failed to push forward a resolution to Myanmar’s conflict, the Southeast Asian bloc needs a face-saving way of admitting defeat.

Feb 28, 2023 - Myanmar, March 2023 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

The European Union (EU) has announced it is tightened sanctions against individuals and entities linked to the Myanmar junta that illegally grabbed power in a coup in February 2021.

The Council adopted today a sixth round of sanctions in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma.

The Malaysian leader said peace in southern Thailand was “paramount,” but that his country “will not condone any sort of violence to resolve any conflict.”