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• ASEAN’s Responsibility Is to the People of Myanmar, Not the Generals
• Australia Demands Immediate Release of Detained Myanmar Government Adviser
• Myanmar Protesters Call ASEAN Not to Endorse Military Regime
• Singapore Says Its Banks Don’t Hold ‘Significant Funds’ From Myanmar
• Myanmar’s Key Parties Reject Regime’s Election Body Invites to Meet
• China Says It Will Work With ASEAN to De-Escalate Situation in Myanmar
• Myanmar Foreign Minister in Bangkok to Meet Indonesian Counterpart
• Re-imagining Myanmar – The Mother of All “Critical Junctures”
• Japan’s ‘Values Diplomacy’ Runs Aground in Myanmar

ASEAN’s Responsibility Is to the People of Myanmar, Not the Generals Posted: 24 Feb 2021 07:09 AM PST Protecting the Tatmadaw's ruthless generals as they oppress their own people is a tradition among Southeast Asian leaders; sadly, little appears to have changed.

Australia Demands Immediate Release of Detained Myanmar Government Adviser Posted: 24 Feb 2021 06:55 AM PST Australia has condemned violence against protesters and wants answers over the fate of its national, Professor Sean Turnell.

Myanmar Protesters Call ASEAN Not to Endorse Military Regime Posted: 24 Feb 2021 05:44 AM PST Protesters have gathered at the Indonesian, Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai embassies to condemn any negotiations with the junta.

Singapore Says Its Banks Don’t Hold ‘Significant Funds’ From Myanmar Posted: 24 Feb 2021 01:46 AM PST Reports that Myanmar has foreign reserves deposited in the city state prompted online calls for any such assets to be frozen and kept out of the military regime's hands.

Myanmar’s Key Parties Reject Regime’s Election Body Invites to Meet Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:59 AM PST The Kachin State People's Party says it will attend Friday's meeting with the military-appointed Union Election Commission but other political parties are snubbing the event.

China Says It Will Work With ASEAN to De-Escalate Situation in Myanmar Posted: 23 Feb 2021 10:55 PM PST Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said ASEAN member countries have proposed holding an informal meeting on the situation in Myanmar.

Myanmar Foreign Minister in Bangkok to Meet Indonesian Counterpart Posted: 23 Feb 2021 10:50 PM PST U Wunna Maung Lwin flew to the Thai capital to meet Retno Marsudi after she canceled a planned visit to Myanmar.

Re-imagining Myanmar – The Mother of All “Critical Junctures” Posted: 23 Feb 2021 08:53 PM PST The coup has been a disaster, but new bonds being formed could present an opportunity for ethnic reconciliation.

Japan’s ‘Values Diplomacy’ Runs Aground in Myanmar Posted: 23 Feb 2021 06:30 PM PST Tokyo's soft approach to Myanmar's military regime shows that while it is not opposed to liberal democracy, it is not prepared to risk anything to support it.

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