Advertisement On the morning of April 11, the first day of Myanmar’s New Year celebrations, the Myanmar air force dropped over 1,500 kilograms of ordnance designed to devastate and incinerate the small peaceful village of Pazigyi in Kanbalu township, Sagaing Region. The attacks targeted a New Year celebration packed with women and young children. Footage … Read more
Advertisement One of many questions to emerge from the stunning opposition victory at Thailand’s general election on May 14 is the possible impact on the country’s policy toward Myanmar. The progressive Move Forward Party (MFP), which won the most seats in the House of Representatives, is also the one major party that has flagged a … Read more
Advertisement From May 9 to 11, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened in the stunning fishing town of Labuan Bajo in the eastern Indonesian region of Nusa Tenggara for its 42nd summit. It was the 10-member bloc’s third summit since the February 2021 coup d’etat in Myanmar, which pushed the country into a … Read more
Advertisement Is there anything that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) can do to address the crisis in Myanmar? The question once again presented itself after the conclusion of the bloc’s summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, last Thursday. In the Chairman’s Statement issued at the close of the meeting, the bloc’s members said that … Read more
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, stands with other leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to listen to the ASEAN anthem during the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool Advertisement Southeast Asian leaders condemned an armed attack on an aid … Read more