Japan, Australia raise concerns about reported abuses in China
TOKYO/CANBERRA, Jun 9, 2021, Reuters. Japan and Australia voiced “serious concerns” on Wednesday over reports…
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ASEAN, China pledge to exercise restraint in South China Sea, gloss over Myanmar crisis
BEIJING, Jun 8, 2021, ST. Asean and China on Tuesday (June 8) pledged to exercise…
Thailand concerned at Myanmar violence
BANGKOK, Jun 6, 2021, WION. Thailand is concerned about the violence in many parts of…
ASEAN leaders plan Myanmar visit this week amid divisions
YANGON, Jun 2, 2021, Reuters. The chair and secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian…
Japanese cargo ship collides with foreign vessel off Ehime, 3 missing
MATSUYAMA, May 28, 2021, Kyodo. Three people are missing after a Japanese cargo ship sank…
[Analytics] Is Cambodia’s exclusive dependence on China inevitable?
Earlier this month, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked an international conference on the future…
Myanmar junta suspends more than 125,000 teachers for opposing coup
YANGON, May 23, 2021, Reuters. More than 125,000 schoolteachers in Myanmar have been suspended by…
Myanmar cash crisis taking heavy toll
YANGON, May 15, 2021, Bangkok Post. If you need cash in Myanmar, you have to…
Myanmar army battles anti-coup rebels in northwest town
YANGON, May 15, 2021, Reuters. Myanmar’s army battled local militia fighters in the northwestern town…
Myanmar junta declares martial law in town after attacks on bank, police
YANGON, May 14, 2021, Reuters. Myanmar’s junta has declared martial law in a town in…
[Analytics] Will Brunei’s time at the helm of ASEAN be defined by the Myanmar crisis?
As this year’s ASEAN chair, Brunei Darussalam finds itself operating in an increasingly precarious and…
Myanmar violence could lead to civil war: China’s UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS, May 4, 2021, AP. China’s U.N. ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts…
Myanmar junta chief ‘not opposed’ to visit by ASEAN delegation, humanitarian aid: Singapore’s PM
BANGKOK, Apr 25, 2021, ST. Myanmar’s junta chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, appears open…
ASEAN members to discuss Myanmar at Jakarta summit
JAKARTA, Apr 21, 2021, VOA. Southeast Asian nations are set to discuss Myanmar’s governance crisis…
[Analytics] South Korea muscles in on global arms trade
South Korea celebrated its entry into the “elite group of fighter jet producers” this month,…