He told CNA that he hopes Myanmar’s military regime would free his mother and other political prisoners, and return the ...

Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil ...

Pressure is building on Myanmar’s rulers to hold what opposition groups promise will be fraught national elections.

Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) under the Philippine chairmanship in 2026 will try to play a larger role ...

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday held a meeting with former Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar's junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia on Sunday. The Myanmar military seized power in ...

Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra has held talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar appointed Thaksin as ...

Despite Asean’s call to prioritise peace over a sham election, Myanmar’s military rulers appear bent on clinging to power no ...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and ...

Malaysian diplomat Othman Hashim faces the weary task of engaging the junta and persuading it to abide by a Five-Point ...

The bloc says that any poll must be “inclusive,” but it has limited power to deter the junta from its election plans.