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YANGON — Senior figures in the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) suffered defeats in Sunday’s general election, losing heavily to the National League for Democracy (NLD). [1]

In his virtual meeting with ASEAN foreign ministers on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Southeast Asian counterparts to press for an end to the violence in Myanmar, as well as for the release of all political prisoners in the... [2]

Over the nine months since the coup in February, Myanmar has been a headache for ASEAN, mainly due to the social and political turmoil caused by its military rulers. [3]

To be a credible player in international politics when one talks the talk, one is also supposed to walk the walk. [4]

BEIJING — Burma has accepted responsibility and apologized for bombs dropped on Chinese territory last month that killed five people, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. [5]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-11-12 · 100% match

Military-Backed USDP Leaders Defeated by NLD in Myanmar Election

YANGON — Senior figures in the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) suffered defeats in Sunday’s general election, losing heavily to the National League for Democracy (NLD).

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-07-15 · 100% match

US Urges ASEAN to Hold Myanmar ‘Accountable’ to Jakarta Consensus

In his virtual meeting with ASEAN foreign ministers on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Southeast Asian counterparts to press for an end to the violence in Myanmar, as well as for the release of all political prisoners in the

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-10-14 · 100% match

A Timeline of the Myanmar Junta’s Engagement With ASEAN

Over the nine months since the coup in February, Myanmar has been a headache for ASEAN, mainly due to the social and political turmoil caused by its military rulers.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-08-17 · 100% match

ASEAN’s Hypocrisy is Fuelling the Crisis in Myanmar

To be a credible player in international politics when one talks the talk, one is also supposed to walk the walk.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-04-02 · 100% match

China Says Burma Apologizes for Bombing, Admits Responsibility

BEIJING — Burma has accepted responsibility and apologized for bombs dropped on Chinese territory last month that killed five people, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-06-05 · 100% match

Examine ‘Entire Spectrum’ of Boatpeople Exodus: Bangladeshi Envoy

RANGOON — Bangladesh’s ambassador to Burma has said “both the pull factors and the push factors” must be analyzed to tackle regional human trafficking that has in recent weeks spawned a boat people crisis involving several Southeast Asian nations.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2022-02-19 · 100% match

Junta Watch: Military Throws a Party as COVID Rages; Another ASEAN Snub and More

Junta does its best to spread the coronavirus Undeterred by the latest outbreak of COVID-19, the military regime celebrated Myanmar’s 75th Union Day in Naypyitaw on Feb. 12 with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing presiding over

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-02-25 · 100% match

Indonesia, Thailand Seek Peaceful Solution to Myanmar Crisis

BANGKOK/JAKARTA: Myanmar’s military-appointed Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin met his Indonesian and Thai counterparts Wednesday in Bangkok, where they discussed ways to seek a peaceful solution to the political crisis in Myanmar.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-06-19 · 100% match

Loaner White Elephant to Thailand a No-Go: President’s Office

The government in Naypyidaw will not honor a proposal reportedly floated last week to loan a white elephant to Thailand in commemoration of more than six decades of bilateral ties.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-09-07 · 100% match

Myanmar Junta Denies Accepting ASEAN Ceasefire Proposal

Myanmar’s military regime has denied that it has accepted the call for a four-month ceasefire made by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy to Myanmar.

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