Myanmar crisis

As Malaysia takes over the chair of ASEAN in 2025, the region faces a critical test: the deepening crisis in Myanmar. Despite the 5-Point Consensus agreed upon by ASEAN leaders in 2021, little progress has been made in resolving the ongoing violence and humanitarian disaster gripping the country. Can Malaysia’s chairmanship reshape ASEAN’s approach to Myanmar and bring about real change? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Thomas Daniel, senior fellow in the Foreign Policy and Security Studies programme at ISIS Malaysia.

s Malaysia takes over the chair of ASEAN in 2025, the region faces a critical test: the deepening crisis in Myanmar. Despite the 5-Point Consensus agreed upon by ASEAN leaders in 2021, little progress has been made in resolving the ongoing violence and humanitarian disaster gripping the country. Can Malaysia’s chairmanship reshape ASEAN’s approach to Myanmar and bring about real change? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Lilianne Fan, who is part of the Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar. She’s also the Co-Founder and International Director of the regional humanitarian organisation Geutanyoe Foundation.

Thailand set to propose a new path for a political solution after a regional peace effort made scant progress.

Thailand will work with Malaysia, next year's ASEAN chair, to use diplomatic means to resolve the conflict, says Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

ASEAN's foreign ministers will discuss efforts to end Myanmar's civil war, which the UN says has displaced 2.6 million people.

Mohamad bin Hasan emphasised on the importance of ASEAN working together to ensure crisis in Myanmar does not spread other countries.

The ultimate goal was to bring the conflict under control and open up dialogue channels.

According to reports, Suu Kyi "backs talks without preconditions to address Myanmar crisis".

The ASEAN meeting comes as doubts mount over the credibility and unity of the bloc in dealing with the region's thorniest challenges.

Anwar said ASEAN needed to be more assertive and noted that Malaysia was shouldering 200,000 displaced people from Myanmar.

Anwar said alternative ways must be found of persuading Myanmar's military leadership to work with ASEAN to resolve its crisis.

The three-day summit will be the first face-to-face ASEAN Summit to be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years.

ASEAN urgently called on all parties concerned to take concrete actions to seek a peaceful solution to the Myanmar crisis.

Andrews calls on UN member states to engage formally or informally with Myanmar's National Unity Govt to help the humanitarian situation.

Malaysia has not only called for ASEAN to engage with the Myanmar NUG, it has begun engaging with Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung, Andrews said.

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