Myanmar

It is in line with the interests of the Myanmar people and the international society to support ASEAN to constructively participate in Myanmar’s domestic reconciliation process in the ASEAN way, and push for the easing and cooling down of the Myanmar situation, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at the high-level open debate held by the UN Security Council on Monday.

Not long ago, democracy seemed to be surging in the region. But in Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and elsewhere, it is in trouble.

15:35 - State department’s 2020 assessment takes a hard line on Beijing as well as Saudi Arabia and Myanmar

Moscú, que busca más influencia en el sudeste asiático, escenifica su apoyo a los golpistas y envía a su viceministro de Defensa en viaje oficial

11:15 - The move in Yangon by the ruling junta came after dozens of people protesting a military coup last month were killed by security forces.

19:46 - The Biden administration on Friday granted humanitarian protection to Burmese nationals and residents in the United States due to the military coup and violence against civilians in Myanmar.

British-drafted UN statement watered down by China, Russia, India and Vietnam, as Amnesty says military using battlefield weapons on protesters

18:17 - Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities on Wednesday, the United Nations said, the most violent day since demonstrations against last month’s military coup first broke out.

In a virtual meeting, regional foreign ministers will call for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release and encourage talks between the civilian leader and the military.