ASEAN

Protesters hold up a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi and raise three-finger salutes, during a demonstration to mark the second anniversary of Myanmar's 2021 military coup, outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok, Thailand, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
World+Biz

ASEAN must hold Myanmar junta accountable - UN expert

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai gestures during a news conference on the U.S. State Department's annual human trafficking report at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo
World+Biz

Thais host Myanmar junta official for talks; key ASEAN members stay away

A worker adjusts an ASEAN flag at a meeting hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Politics

Key Asean members to skip Thai-hosted Myanmar talks amid criticism

Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai gestures during a news conference on the U.S. State Department's annual human trafficking report at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo
World+Biz

Key ASEAN members skip Thai-hosted Myanmar talks amid criticism

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam. TBS Sketch
Bangladesh

State Minister Shahriar Alam pitches for Asean's active role in Rohingya repatriation

FILE PHOTO: A worker adjusts an Asean flag at a meeting hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
World+Biz

ASEAN to hold first joint military exercise off Indonesia

Indonesia President Joko Widodo delivers his speech during the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 10, 2023. Achmad Ibrahim/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

ASEAN must show unity to tackle Myanmar's escalating crisis, Indonesia president says

A worker adjusts an ASEAN flag at a meeting hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
World+Biz

Myanmar to dominate ASEAN summit as violence escalates

Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivers a speech at the Indonesian pavilion during the opening tour of the annual industry trade fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
World+Biz

Indonesia, Singapore condemn 'shootout' involving ASEAN officials in Myanmar

A Navy Force helicopter under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) takes part in military exercises in the waters around Taiwan, at an undisclosed location August 8, 2022 in this handout picture released on August 9, 2022. Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Chinese militia boats cross Indian, ASEAN warships exercising in South China Sea

FILE PHOTO: Flags of participating countries fly outside the venue as Cambodia hosts the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia 10 November 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
South Asia

Myanmar's neighbours, some ASEAN members hold secretive talks on crisis - sources

A worker adjusts an ASEAN flag at a meeting hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
World+Biz

ASEAN "strongly condemns" deadly air strike in Myanmar

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Thoughts

Why ASEAN never lived up to its potential as a regional gamechanger