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February 01, 2021
Myanmar s Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing assumes power and imposes a state of emergency for a year.
KUALA LUMPUR The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took mixed positions on Myanmar s military coup on Monday, as nations expressed their concern over these developments, other countries considered them as internal affairs.
In a statement, the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its grave concern about the developments in Myanmar, calling on the military and all concerned parties to give top priority to maintaining peace and security in Myanmar.
Malaysia confirmed its strong support for Myanmar s democratic transition, the peace process and comprehensive economic development, emphasizing support for the rule of law and resolving any electoral contradictions through existing legal mechanisms and peaceful dialogue.
This screengrab of a broadcast by Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) on Feb 1 shows the declaration of a one-year state of emergency in the country following the arrests of democratically elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior officials. - AFP ASEAN member states have issued statements over a spectrum of concerns in response to the military coup currently unraveling in Myanmar amid heightened concerns of democratic backsliding in the South-East Asia region.
Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party were detained in the early hours of Monday in an apparent coup that has raised concerns across the world.
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A BHP Billiton mining deal being investigated for alleged corruption was personally overseen by Cambodian strong man Hun Sen, diplomatic cables reveal. The mining giant’s aborted attempt to establish a bauxite mine in Cambodia and its hospitality program for Chinese officials at the 2008 Beijing Olympics are at the centre of a foreign bribery probe involving the Australian Federal Police and the US Justice Department.
Diplomatic cables, several marked ‘sensitive’ and ‘protected’, show for the first time Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s close involvement in 2006 negotiations with BHP executives. The cables show Hun Sen told a private audience in Cambodia that he would give ‘BHP 1 million hectares of land’ weeks before the 2006 agreement was signed. He also promised the company ‘a possible tax holiday’ and chaired a committee examining legal issues associated with the BHP proposal.