Myanmar has been in turmoil since 2021 when its military overthrew the government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

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

The Myanmar military seized power in February 2021 ... But we told them that election is not a priority at the moment," ...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...

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

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

LANGKAWI: Asean foreign ministers have stressed to Myanmar that it is more important to bring about peace in the country ...

"Malaysia wants to know what Myanmar has in mind," Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told a press conference after a ministerial retreat on the island of Langkawi. "We told them the ...

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

ASEAN has urged Myanmar's military government to prioritize ceasing hostilities and initiating dialogue over organizing ...

Foreign minister Mohamad Hasan says it is Myanmar's obligation, as a member of Asean, to fulfil a ceasefire agreement.

ASEAN's fifth envoy to Myanmar, Tan Sri Othman Hashim, appointed during the bloc's meeting of foreign ministers.