Thailand, Laos try to ‘make junta presentable’ amid ASEAN Myanmar inertia | ASEAN News

Thailand, Laos try to ‘make junta presentable’ amid ASEAN Myanmar inertia | ASEAN News

Chiang Mai, Thailand – Thailand’s controversial humanitarian initiative with crisis-torn Myanmar is facing growing criticism even after its fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) appeared to collectively endorse the scheme. The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat wrapped up recently in Luang Prabang, the old capital of landlocked Laos,…

ASEAN urges ‘Myanmar-owned and led solution’ to crisis triggered by coup | ASEAN News

ASEAN urges ‘Myanmar-owned and led solution’ to crisis triggered by coup | ASEAN News

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have called for a “Myanmar-owned and led solution” to the crisis in Myanmar that began when the military seized power in a coup three years ago, and has left thousands dead. The call from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) followed a meeting on Monday…