Today is the first anniversary of the Feb 1 seizure of power by the Tatmadaw in Nay Pyi Taw. Over the past 12 months, the overall situation in Myanmar has gone into a downward spiral and all the progress and positive developments made since 2011, when the country proudly opened up, have gone into the dustbin.
As Cambodia prepares to assume the ASEAN chair next month, Prime Minister Hun Sen sent a resounding and divisive message last week: Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is welcome back into the club after being shunned since leading a coup in February.
THE STRAITSTIMES/ANN BANGKOK - While Asean has now appointed a special envoy to try to facilitate dialogue amid Myanmar's crisis, the key question is whether he would be able to gain access to all the political stakeholders in the country, says Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
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Asean’s Next Move in Myanmar
Asean’s Next Move in Myanmar
Myanmar’s coup leader Min Aung Hlaing (right at the front) at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Indonesia on April 24. / Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
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By Kavi Chongkittavorn 25 April 2021
The five-point consensus on the situation in Myanmar agreed by the Asean leaders in Jakarta on Saturday will provide a rough roadmap for a “regional process” to find a durable solution. In the coming weeks, Asean has to act prudently and take advantage of the momentum generated by the three-hour “family-like gathering”.
The Asean leaders and Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi exchanged views in a frank manner during the two sessions.