- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityMyanmar
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies junta charge of incitement to cause alarm – media
(Reuters) - Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has denied a charge of incitement to cause public alarm, media reported on Tuesday, in her first court testimony since a…
ASEAN chair Brunei says Myanmar should be given space to return to normalcy
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) - Myanmar should be given space to return to normalcy in line with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) principle of non-interference, the bloc's chair…
Recognizing Myanmar junta won’t stop violence: outgoing U.N. envoy
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Recognizing Myanmar's junta as the country's government would not stop growing violence, the outgoing United Nations special envoy on Myanmar said on Monday,…
U.S. National Security Advisor met representatives of Myanmar’s shadow government
(Reuters) - U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met on Monday with representatives of Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG), set up by opponents of army rule, the White House said…
U.N. chief appoints Singaporean as new Myanmar special envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday appointed Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore as his new special envoy on Myanmar, the United Nations said in a statement. Heyzer,…
Myanmar junta accuses U.N. envoys of bias and interference
(Reuters) - Reports on Myanmar by two United Nations envoys used unreliable sources, made sweeping allegations and infringed on the country's sovereignty, the ruling junta said in its latest swipe…
Myanmar says it’s committed to ASEAN peace plan, despite general’s snub
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military rulers pledged on Sunday to cooperate "as much as possible" with a peace plan agreed with ASEAN, despite a stern rebuke of the regional bloc for…
Myanmar decries move to block junta leader from regional summit
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military government said on Friday it rejected a decision by its Southeast Asian neighbours to invite only a non-political figure to an upcoming regional summit in a…
Outgoing U.N. envoy says Myanmar has spiraled into civil war
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing U.N. special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday, warning that the…
Singapore has financial leverage to pressure Myanmar – U.S. official
By Kate Lamb (Reuters) - Singapore has the ability to wield its significant financial leverage over Myanmar's military rulers to pressure them to return to a path of democracy amid…
ASEAN should rethink non-interference policy amid Myanmar crisis, Malaysia FM says
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should rethink its decades-long policy of non-interference in the affairs of member states, amid a worsening human rights crisis…
ASEAN summit without Myanmar leader significant, but not enough – U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sees the decision by Southeast Asian nations to exclude Myanmar's leader from a regional summit as very significant but more needs to be done…
