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
Advertisement Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo somberly acknowledged to fellow Southeast Asian leaders Thursday that no progress has been made to end the civil strife gripping Myanmar and renewed a call for an end to the violence, including a recent airstrike a rights group called an “apparent war crime.” “I have to be honest,” Jokowi … 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
Advertisement A picturesque tourist destination will host crisis-weary Southeast Asian leaders with sun-splashed tropical islands, turquoise waters brimming with corals and manta rays, seafood feasts, and a hillside savannah crawling with Komodo dragons. The sunshiny setting is a stark contrast to the seriousness of their agenda. Indonesian President Joko Widodo picked the far-flung, rustic harbor … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Diplomacy | Southeast Asia The humanitarian convoy, which came under fire in western Shan State, included officials from the two nations’ embassies in Yangon. A street scene in Hsihseng township, in Myanmar’s Shan State, September 5, 2015. Credit: Sebastian Strangio Advertisement Indonesia and Singapore have condemned an armed attack on a humanitarian convoy organized by the … Read more