Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the ASEAN’s renewed call for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and dismissed the need for the organization’s special envoy on Myanmar, the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, the f

MANILA: The US State Department and the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday (Aug 7) reiterated their calls for the unconditional release of Myanmar's…

Statements from US and the Philippines come after Suu Kyi held her first meeting with a foreign official since her detention in 2021