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Australia pulls out of ASEAN counter-terrorism meeting co-chaired by Myanmar military and Russia
The move comes amid concerns over how the junta used its position to push its agenda during a meeting held last year
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Entrusting Myanmar’s junta with aid distribution creates ‘more opportunities for injustice,’ civil society organisation says
Humanitarian aid could be delivered through existing cross-border channels to ethnic administrations and community-based organisations, advocates of the process say
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ASEAN envoy’s Myanmar trip unsuccessful, leading NLD member says
The delegation is criticised for only meeting with junta-aligned figures and failing to enforce the Southeast Asian bloc’s five-point consensus
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ASEAN states must support global arms embargo against Myanmar, says rights group
As ASEAN foreign ministers prepare to meet in Cambodia on Thursday, Fortify Rights documents atrocities including the use of human shields in Karenni State
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Myanmar junta gets little sympathy at ‘ASEAN-minus-one’ summit
Leaders of the regional grouping said the regime had only itself to blame for its absence from this year’s annual gathering
