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ASEAN tells Myanmar military rulers peace should be priority, not election
“Malaysia wants to know what Myanmar has in mind,” Mohamad Hasan told a news conference after a ministerial retreat on the island of Langkawi. Hasan said Myanmar – represented by a low-level ...
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ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise ceasefire over elections
The Myanmar military seized power in February ... the meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers on the Malaysian island of Langkawi. "The priority now is (for a) ceasefire and everybody to stand down.
The Jakarta Post5d
Malaysia to seek ceasefire extension in Myanmar for quake relief efforts
Anwar said he would make this appeal when he meets the junta's senior general Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok on April 18.
CNN21d
Myanmar’s military junta makes rare plea for help after powerful earthquake kills scores with toll expected to rise
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country’s military junta to make a rare plea for international assistance.
Time14d
New Southeast Asia Survey Shows Greater Trust in the U.S. Than China This Year—but There’s a Catch
A worker cleans the carpet next to national flags ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat meeting at the Langkawi International ... Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand ...
bernama17d
MMEA Intercepts Boats With 300 Myanmar Nationals Off Langkawi
ALOR SETAR, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) intercepted two boats carrying nearly 300 undocumented Myanmar nationals off the southwest coast of Pulau Rebak, ...
The New York Times21d
A Question in Quake-Wracked Myanmar: Does This Augur the End of the Junta?
In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change. By Hannah Beech The dust from the devastating ...
CNN20d
Desperate search for survivors in Myanmar as death toll surges past 1,600
Deadly quake hits Myanmar: Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors in Myanmar after the largest earthquake in more than a century flattened buildings. More than 1,600 people are dead ...
The Star3mon
Some 200 illegal Rohingya refugees land in Langkawi
LANGKAWI: A boat loaded with some 200 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar landed on the shores of Teluk Yu, near Ayer Hangat here, in the wee hours of Friday. Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF ...
USA Today21d
More deaths reported after Myanmar earthquake: 1,600 dead; true toll could be much higher
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news for the Myanmar earthquake for Saturday, March 29. For the latest news, read our story for Sunday, March. 30. The death toll from a catastrophic 7.7 ...
The New York Times22d
What We Know About the Earthquake in Myanmar
The death toll in Myanmar has exceeded 1,600, the country’s military government said. The powerful earthquake also jolted other parts of Southeast Asia. By Lynsey Chutel and John Yoon A 7.7 ...