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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Myanmar s leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. The military, which ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, has faced widespread opposition to its rule, and now Wednesday June 9, 2021, a U.N. expert says at least one-quarter of the people in Myanmarâs smallest state have been forced to flee their homes because of combat with the military junta that seized power in February. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) June 09, 2021 - 10:12 AM
BANGKOK (AP) â At least one-quarter of the people in Myanmar s smallest state have been forced to flee their homes because of combat with the military junta that seized power in February, raising fears of a possible humanitarian tragedy including thousands of civilian deaths, a U.N. expert said Wednesday.
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ASEAN Leaders Meet Myanmar s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing For Dialogue On Envoy
Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof and ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi held a second dialogue with the chief of Myanmar s military.
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Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including the secretary-general and a senior official from Brunei, the bloc’s chair, met with the Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the chief of Myanmar’s military Junta on Friday in Myanmar s capital, Naypyitaw. The meeting was aimed at negotiating a dialogue regarding the ongoing political turmoil and civil disturbances in the Southeast Asian nation.