The Myanmar military, which has been accused of ethnic cleansing against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority, has been invited to take part in a regional military meeting co-chaired by the United States and Thailand, the US military has announced.
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Xinhua): Cambodia's defence minister Tea Banh on Tuesday (Nov) called for collective efforts and solidarity to address key challenges to security in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
BANGKOK (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The Association of South-east Asian (Asean) defence chiefs held their annual retreat on Tuesday (Nov 22) without a representative from Myanmar amid the prolonged political crisis in the country.