Exclusive: Kim Aris warns ASEAN against legitimizing Myanmar military government

Read RFA coverage of this story in Burmese In the months following the 2021 Myanmar military coup, ASEAN banned the junta from attending its annual summit. Earlier this year, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing oversaw staged, multi-phased elections which resulted …

Kim Aris on ASEAN and Myanmar

Myanmar faces Mekong choice

Newly elected Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing made an official trip to Laos from July 3-5. It was his first state visit to another Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member country after taking office on April 10. In Laos, the Myanmar leader …

Myanmar’s ‘no single government’ line is doing the junta’s work

Myanmar coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s arrival in Vientiane, Laos, on July 3, his first state visit to an ASEAN member since crowning himself president in April, has produced a familiar chorus in the region’s policy commentariat. Myanmar, the …

Kazakh ambassador presents credentials to Myanmar president

During the ceremony, the President of Myanmar underscored the importance of further strengthening the friendly relations between Kazakhstan and Myanmar and expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in areas of common interest. Ambassador Baimukhan conveyed …

International drug racket busted, NCB arrests Myanmar kingpin

International drug racket busted, NCB arrests Myanmar kingpin. (IANS Photo) Guwahati, July 22 (IANS): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a major India‑Myanmar transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a Myanmar‑based …

NCB dismantles Myanmar-based drug syndicate, arrests kingpin

Guwahati: In a significant breakthrough against transnational drug trafficking along the India–Myanmar border, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a Myanmar-based transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of its principal …

Asean foreign ministers reaffirm commitment to advancing lasting peace in Myanmar

Adopted by Asean in 2021, the Five-Point Consensus calls for the immediate cessation of violence, constructive dialogue among all parties, provision of humanitarian assistance, appointment of a special envoy, and visits by the special envoy to Myanmar to …

Anutin to raise Kok River pollution in talks with Myanmar president

Concerns have focused on mining activities upstream in Myanmar. Previous testing cited by Reuters detected arsenic and heavy rare-earth elements in the river, prompting Thai authorities to monitor health effects and seek alternative water supplies for …

NCB arrests Myanmar-based drug kingpin, dismantles transnational trafficking syndicate

In a significant breakthrough against transnational drug trafficking along the India-Myanmar border, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a trafficking syndicate with the arrest of the gang’s kingpin, the agency said on Wednesday. The arrested …