Myanmar

Over 500 feared dead in two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN

Faisal, 24, a human trafficker, speaks on a mobile phone at a beach near a Rohingya refugee camp, after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Opposing sides in Myanmar conflict open to dialogue, Thai foreign minister says

Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow speaks during an exclusive interview with Reuters about Myanmar diplomacy and the upcoming ASEAN summit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 5, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Once shunned, Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing to visit Thailand in August

Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing was installed as civilian president in April following highly restricted elections.

ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar opposition groups in Thailand

ASEAN special envoy Ma. Theresa Lazaro, the Foreign Secretary of the Philippines, met Myanmar’s ethnic minority rebel groups and a government-backed negotiation committee on July 13.

ASEAN hopes to see progress on peace plan by Myanmar

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (centre, right) with ASEAN foreign ministers and representatives and their Myanmar counterpart at an informal meeting in Bangkok on July 12.

Myanmar minister informed ASEAN counterparts Suu Kyi in ‘good health’, special envoy says

Myanmar’s Foreign Minister told those in the meeting that the detained Aung San Suu Kyi was “a sister and therefore we will take care of her”.

Myanmar hit by deadly floods

Residents wade through floodwaters in Kyauktaw, Myanmar’s western Rakhine state on July 10.

ASEAN to discuss engagement with Myanmar at special meeting, Philippines says

As Asean chair, the Philippines will lead July 12’s gathering in Bangkok, the first in-person meeting with Myanmar’s top diplomat since a 2021 coup.

Myanmar’s pro-democracy revolution weakens five years on

Members of the Mandalay People’s Defence Forces at a secret training camp in an undisclosed location in Myanmar’s Saging Region on May 19.

ASEAN foreign ministers to hold meeting with Myanmar counterpart at weekend

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