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Asean must hold the line on junta
News, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Alba & Marzuki Darusman & Kobsak Chutikul & Teddy Baguilat Jr, Published on 13/12/2021
» On Dec 5, soldiers backed by the Myanmar junta rammed a military truck into a group of peaceful protesters in the country's commercial capital Yangon, killing at least five people and injuring at least eight.
The long wait for Asean is reaching its limits
Oped, Syed Hamid Albar, Marzuki Darusman, Laetitia van den Assum & Kobsak Chutikul, Published on 06/08/2021
» Even though Asean may now get a mediation effort started in Myanmar, others who can play a role in helping to address immediate humanitarian needs, particularly related to Covid-19, must go ahead and assist where they can.
Asean speaks out on coup
News, Editorial, Published on 26/04/2021
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has reached another important milestone after the bloc's leaders reached a consensus on Saturday to end the crisis and violence in Myanmar.
Asean opting out of Rakhine efforts
News, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, Laetitia van den Assum, Kobsak Chutikul & Dinna Wisnu, Published on 25/10/2019
» When Asean foreign ministers last met in Bangkok on July 31 and discussed the Rakhine crisis, their conclusions reflected the lowest common denominator of the bloc's membership. Two years after the enforced mass exodus of more than 700,000 Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh, Asean is at risk of becoming irrelevant to the search for solutions.
Time to step up for the Rohingya
News, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, Laetitia van den Assum & Kobsak Chutikul, Published on 16/09/2019
» As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly next week, it can be expected that the intractable Rakhine situation, along with the equally intractable South China Sea situation, will feature as prominent issues that define Southeast Asia.
Asean needs a viable Rakhine agenda
News, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, Laetitia van den Assum, Kobsak Chutikul & Dinna Wisnu, Published on 19/08/2019
» When Asean's Foreign Ministers met in Bangkok on July 31, they "reaffirmed their support for a more visible and enhanced role of Asean to support Myanmar in providing humanitarian assistance, facilitating the repatriation process [of the Rohingya] and promoting sustainable development".
No quick Asean fix for Rakhine state
News, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, Laetitia van den Assum, Kobsak Chutikul & Dinna Wisnu, Published on 11/06/2019
» When Asean's leaders meet in Bangkok for their summit on June 22-23, they will discuss a preliminary report about Myanmar by the Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre).
Rouhani has most to lose from strife
News, John Walcott & Andrew Torchia, Published on 04/01/2018
» Iranian authorities are concerned that nationwide unrest will undermine the clerical establishment and want to stamp out the protests quickly, senior government officials say. But the person with the most to lose is President Hassan Rouhani.