Myanmar s military administration conducted discussions with three ethnic armed groups about holding polls in regions under rebel control, Al Jazeera quoted a spokesman for one of the groups as saying on Saturday.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the final verdicts and sentencing of Myanmar s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reiterating his calls for her immediate release.
In view of the continuing escalation of violence and grave human rights following the military takeover two years ago, the European Council has adopted the fifth round of restrictive measures.
ANN/NEW STRAITS TIMES – Myanmar’s crisis could take decades to resolve but as long as it continues, it will pose a challenge to ASEAN’s ability to get on with its agenda confronting the future, Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said at an ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute forum on Tuesday. Referring to a special meeting of ASEAN […]