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Cambodian PM’s visit to Myanmar sets tone of upcoming ASEAN retreat
As the Myanmar crisis continues to loom large, ASEAN foreign ministers are slated to meet for their annual retreat next week in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in a potential setup for a heated discussion following Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s…
ASEAN summit begins without Myanmar after top general barred
Southeast Asian leaders have begun their annual summit without Myanmar after its military refused to send a representative to the three-day meeting in protest over the exclusion of its top general.
Neither Brunei, the Association of…
Myanmar junta ‘extremely disappointed’ over leader’s exclusion from ASEAN summit
Myanmar's military junta said Saturday it was "extremely disappointed" with a decision by Southeast Asian foreign ministers to exclude its leader Min Aung Hlaing from an upcoming summit.
The decision to exclude Min Aung Hlaing from…
Myanmar army general Min Aung Hlaing excluded from leaders’ summit
The army general who seized power in Myanmar in February has been excluded from an annual summit of regional leaders later this month.
The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) agreed to invite a non-political…
South Asian Economies Recover amidst Uncertainties: WB
South Asia’s recovery continues as global demand rebounded and targeted containment measures helped minimize the economic impacts of the recent waves of COVID-19, says the World Bank in its twice-yearly regional update.
However, the…
Asean people hail renewables as climate risks grow: Survey
SINGAPORE - The desire of people in ASEAN to shift away from polluting fossil fuels and embrace renewable energy to tackle climate change as floods, loss of biodiversity and sea-level rise loom as the top three climate threats in the…
National Health Security Office (NHSO), Region 6, donate royal life bags to underprivileged infected…
On August 30-31, 2021, Ms. Rewadee Rasamithat, Advisor to the Minister of Public Health, together with Dr. Apichart Rodsom, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Health Security Office (NHSO), Mr. Watcharadej Kiatchanon, Phra Pradaeng…
Ravaged by delta outbreak, Southeast Asia shifts away from China’s vaccines
Southeast Asian countries that had widely rolled out Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines are turning away from the shots in favor of Western alternatives as they scramble to contain deadly outbreaks caused by the delta variant.…
Study finds Sinopharm effective against Delta variant
A preprint of a study carried out by the Sri Jayewardenepura University stated that the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine was found to be effective against the Delta variant and that over 95% of the sample developed antibodies following the…
Asean ministers pick Brunei diplomat as envoy to Myanmar
Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Wednesday picked Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof as their special envoy to Myanmar, in a breakthrough after months of delay for regional mediation to help end the country's deepening crisis.…