Myanmar armed forces chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (right) meeting with Brunei s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof (third from the left) and Asean Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi (second from the left) in Naypyidaw, Myanmar on June 4, 2021. - AFP
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko Jokowi Widodo, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have initiated an Asean-led diplomatic initiative to stop the ruthless Myanmar junta from killing innocent people who have refused to accept a government that was born of a coup against a democratic regime.
But Indonesia now faces the bitter fact that resistance to concerted efforts to stop gross human rights violations in Myanmar comes not only come from the military junta but also from within Asean itself.
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Published June 26, 2021, 7:54 AM
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to former President Benigno Aquino III, saying he had a “lifetime of illustrious public service.”
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meets former President Benigno Aquino III at the Istana during his visit to Singapore in 2014. (MCI Photo by Chwee)
Lee expressed sadness of the sudden demise of Aquino as he joined the nation in mourning him.
“My heart goes out to his family, and to the Filipino people. His passing is a great loss to the Philippines,” Lee said in a Facebook post Friday night.
The prime minister recalled that he had the pleasure of meeting Aquino many times over the years. One of which was Aquino’s visit to Singapore in 2014.
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