Factbox - Southeast Asian bloc faces challenges from Myanmar to South China Sea

MANILA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, whose foreign ministers met in the ...
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New glove, same fist: Myanmar vote ensures military's grip

The colour of the winning party in Myanmar's junta-run election is the same green as a general's uniform, its staff are retired senior officers, and most expect it to march in lockstep with the ...

ASEAN: No consensus on Myanmar election

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations say they have not reached a consensus on whether to endorse ...

Military-backed party secures Myanmar election win with opposition excluded

Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party has claimed victory in the country's first election since ...

ASEAN does not recognize military-ruled Myanmar's elections, top Philippine diplomat says

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the ...

Asean cautioned against legitimising Myanmar junta as ministers meet on peace plan

The bloc’s foreign ministers meet in Cebu amid concerns that diplomacy could slide into tacit acceptance of military rule.

ASEAN's top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and finalize South China Sea pact

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats are holding their first major meeting in the central Philippine city of Cebu under growing ...

Final round of voting closes in 'sham' Myanmar election

The party backed by the ruling generals is expected to win a landslide in a country gripped by fear and civil war.