ASEAN summit accused of becoming 'irrelevant' as it fails to take stance on South China Sea and Myanmar
Myanmar cedes its turn to chair the Southeast Asian regional bloc
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Myanmar cedes its turn to chair the Southeast Asian regional bloc
For over two and a half years, ASEAN has struggled to create an effective policy on Myanmar. Since the 2021 coup, violence continues to surge.
THE 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was on a formal visit to Thailand. He discussed various issues, from the south of Thailand, economic cooperation between the two countries, Asean’s role in dealing with the Myanmar crisis to his fight against corruption in Malaysia.
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