ASEAN Chair, Secretary General to Visit Myanmar
By The Irrawaddy Wed, May 8, 2021 Three weeks have elapsed since the historic special meeting of ASEAN leaders at the organization’s Jakarta-based Secretariat, and the bloc’s chair and chief […]
China Donates 500,000 COVID-19 Vaccines to Myanmar Junta
By The Irrawaddy Mon, May 3, 2021 An Air China flight landed on Sunday at Yangon International Airport carrying 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China. / Chinese Embassy in Myanmar […]
MALAYSIA – Stop religious pressure on Orang Asli in Pahang, Siti Kasim begs authorities
FMT Reporters FREE MALAYSIA TODAY Sun, May 2, 2021 Siti Kasim claimed that the villagers were forced to embrace Islam in the 1990s after believing they would be evicted. […]
Cambodian PM emphasises the importance of Asean Community’s Post-2025 Vision
KHMER TIMES Sun, April 25, 2021 According to the National Television of Cambodia (TVK)’s special report, at the special meeting, the prime minister and other Asean leaders focused their discussions […]
ASEAN Leaders Urge Myanmar Military to End Violence at Jakarta Summit
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LAOTIAN TIMES Sun, April 25, 2021 Leaders from ASEAN nations meet in Jakarta to discuss the situation in Myanmar. Photo: ASEAN Secretariat JAKARTA – Leaders from […]
INDONESIA – Journalists protest after Medan mayor’s bodyguards block interviews
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Sun, April 18, 2021 Bobby Nasution (center), the son-in-law of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, registers as a member of the North Sumatra branch of the […]
Who’s Who in Myanmar’s National Unity Government
By The Irrawaddy Fri, April 16, 2021 Top row, left to right: Mahn Win Khaing Than, U Win Myint, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Duwa Lashi La. Bottom row, left […]
Press Release: Progress must be accelerated to end the cycle of statelessness: EU and UNICEF
By Adam Judd PATTAYA NEWS Sunday, 11 April 2021 The following is a press release from the EU and UNICEF. Their statements and opinions are their own. BANGKOK – While […]
PM asks US President Joe Biden to consider converting debt owed by Lon Nol as development aid in Cambodia
Sen David / Khmer Times Sat, April 10, 2021 PHNOM PENH – Prime Minister Hun Sen asked the government of US President Joe Biden to consider debt incurred under the […]
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