Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...
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‘Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace over holding elections, says bloc chair Malaysia
Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for ...
ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil ...
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Bridging Divides: Malaysia’s Middle Power Diplomacy in ASEAN’s Future
In a world increasingly defined by great power rivalries, Malaysia’s position as a middle power within ASEAN has never been ...
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ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
"Malaysia wants to know what Myanmar has in mind," Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told a press conference after a ministerial retreat on the island of Langkawi. "We told them the ...
Malaysia takes on Asean mantle but tempers expectations on Myanmar, South China Sea
Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold a closed-doors retreat in Malaysia on Sunday (Jan 19), as the country hosts its first meeting as chair of the regional bloc Asean amid an intensifying civil war ...
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Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The retreat on the idyllic northern resort island of Langkawi was the first ...
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ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritize ceasefire over elections
Langkawi, Malaysia—Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar’s junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over ...
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ASEAN to play larger role in SCS, Myanmar issues under PH chairmanship
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) under the Philippine chairmanship in 2026 will try to play a larger role ...