Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar …
Jan 19, 2025 · 13 of 15 | . From left to right, Myanmar’s Permanent Secretary to ASEAN Aung Kyaw Moe, Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa and Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son react after a group photo session during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi Island, Malaysia, Sunday ...
Malaysia turns away hundreds of Rohingya refugees amid local …
4 hours ago · Malaysian authorities have turned away several boats ferrying Rohingya asylum seekers this year amid concerns from the local community. This included a wooden boat loaded with nearly 200 ethnic ...
‘Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace
Jan 19, 2025 · Othman is the former secretary general of Malaysia's foreign ministry and was selected by Malaysia to try and implement ASEAN's peace plan in Myanmar. He is ASEAN’s fifth special envoy to ...
ASEAN tells Myanmar military rulers peace should be priority, not ...
Jan 19, 2025 · Malaysia, chair of the 10-member bloc this year, announced the appointment of former diplomat Othman Hashim as special envoy on the crisis in Myanmar, where the United Nations says humanitarian ...
Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar …
Jan 19, 2025 · Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and ...
Malaysia takes on ASEAN mantle but tempers expectations on Myanmar …
Jan 19, 2025 · LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold a closed-doors retreat in Malaysia on Sunday, as the country hosts its first meeting as chair of the regional bloc ASEAN amid an intensifying civil war in Myanmar and confrontations in the South China Sea. Malaysia takes its turn as ...
Malaysia names ex-diplomat Othman Hashim ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar ...
Jan 19, 2025 · Malaysia's has appointed diplomat Othman Hashim as the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN's special envoy on the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, its foreign minister said on Sunday.
ASEAN states should engage bilaterally with Myanmar to resolve …
Jul 26, 2023 · PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian countries should be given some latitude to engage informally with Myanmar on an individual basis to help resolve a deepening crisis there, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday.
Malaysia calls for ‘strong’ measures on Myanmar as ASEAN meets
Sep 5, 2023 · Malaysia has called for “strong” measures against Myanmar’s generals, saying “obstacles” they created have blocked the implementation of a plan to restore peace more than two years since the...
ASEAN's Fifth Special Envoy to Myanmar: Tan Sri Othman Hashim
Jan 19, 2025 · Langkawi (Malaysia), 18/01/2025.- Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar, Othman Hashim attend a press conference after ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Langkawi island, Kedah state ...