Indonesia hosts first-ever ASEAN military drills
Batam, Indonesia—Militaries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations began their first-ever joint exercises on Tuesday in Indonesia, with a ...
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Myanmar condemns ‘one-sided’ ASEAN statement on violence
YANGON—Myanmar’s junta on Wednesday criticized an ASEAN statement condemning military violence and the targeting of civilians as “one-sided,” a day ...
Read moreMyanmar junta ‘likely’ to hold polls in 2025: party officials
Yangon, Myanmar -- Myanmar's junta will likely hold elections in 2025, party officials told AFP on Tuesday, even as the ...
Read more25 missing after Myanmar landslide
YANGON, Myanmar—At least 25 people are missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of ...
Read moreAt least 25 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide
Yangon, Myanmar - At least 25 people are missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region ...
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Wading monk
A Buddhist monk wades through a flooded street following monsoon rains in Bago township, Bago region, Myanmar on August 11. ...
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Indonesia says Myanmar solution needs ‘political will’ from all sides
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday said a resolution to the Myanmar crisis that has dragged into its third year ...
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned in 5 cases: state media
Jailed Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pardoned in five criminal cases, though she still faces 14 ...
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison—partymate
Yangon—Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military coup, has been moved from prison ...
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Indonesia urges political blend to Myanmar mess
JAKARTA—ASEAN chair Indonesia on Wednesday urged a political solution to the Myanmar crisis as the bloc started a second day ...
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