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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, was frank in saying that no progress had been made over the Myanmar crisis at the latest Asean summit in Labuan Bajo during a press conference after the event. Apparently, he was disappointed that the chair's efforts did not make the desirable outcome under his watch.
BOGOR: Malaysia and Indonesia have both agreed to further strengthen the protection of migrant workers, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, in his capacity as the Asean chair’s special envoy to Myanmar, plans to visit there for a third time in the coming weeks in further pursuit of the efforts to assist its return to normalcy and a democratic path.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Malaysia will oppose Myanmar’s presence at ministerial-level meetings of Asean in response to the junta’s execution of four democracy activists...
As President Halimah Yacob hosted Vietnam's President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Friday in Singapore's first state visit since the onset of Covid-19, both leaders underscored the importance of closer cooperation for their countries to recover together and emerge stronger from the pandemic.