Jakarta—The Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat held Jan. 18 to 19 in Langkawi, Malaysia, presents a crucial opportunity for Asean to shift its approaches in addressing the ongoing crisis in Myanmar.

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the ...

At the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi on Sunday, Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Hasan said that Myanmar’s military government should focus on restoring peace ...

ASEAN told the military at its weekend foreign ministers summit in Langkawi that its promised elections for later this year were not the priority after airstrikes left 40 people dead in western ...

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

LANGKAWI (AFP): South-East Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar's junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia oat the weekend. The Myanmar ...

The Myanmar military seized power in February 2021 ... Hasan told reporters after the meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers on the Malaysian island of Langkawi. "The priority now is [for a] ceasefire and ...

LANGKAWI, Malaysia — Malaysia is committed to addressing regional issues, but expectations on Myanmar and the advancing of talks on a code of conduct between the 10-member Association of ...

LANGKAWI, Malaysia — Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday (Jan 19) its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority ...

The ASEAN foreign ministers held a two-day unofficial meeting on the Malaysian island of Langkawi on Saturday and Sunday. Malaysia holds this year's ASEAN presidency. Myanmar's permanent secretary ...

“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 election is ...

(Kyodo) LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Kyodo ... raised at the annual foreign ministerial forum included the conflict in Myanmar. Since a February 2021 coup ousted the elected government of Aung San ...