ASEAN Signals Cautious Shift on Myanmar
CEBU – By adopting the language of restraint rather than recognition, Southeast Asia’s leaders are edging toward a more pragmatic, …
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ASEAN Keeps Distance From Myanmar Vote
JAKARTA/MANILA – The Philippines, serving as the current chair of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said it was prepared …
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Myanmar Holds Phased Election Amid Conflict
YANGON – The first phase of a tightly controlled, military-run election concluded in Myanmar over the weekend, an exercise widely …
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NEW DELHI – India called for “free, fair and inclusive” elections in Myanmar, aligning itself rhetorically with international concerns over …
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Toxic mines put Southeast Asia’s rivers at risk
THA TON, Thailand – For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand …
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