The bloc says that any poll must be “inclusive,” but it has limited power to deter the junta from its election plans.

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the ...

Malaysian diplomat Othman Hashim faces the weary task of engaging the junta and persuading it to abide by a Five-Point ...

The regional bloc told a junta representative at a meeting that a poll is “not a priority at the moment," Malaysia’s foreign ...

“Malaysia wants to know what Myanmar has in mind,” Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said. “We said the election has to be inclusive. The election cannot be in isolation, it has to involve all ...

“Malaysia wants to know what Myanmar has in mind,” Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told a press conference after a ministerial retreat on the island of Langkawi. “We told them the election is ...

Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil ...

Separately, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has appointed Malaysian diplomat Othman Hashim as special envoy to Myanmar. Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan announced Othman ...

The Myanmar military seized power in February ... is not a priority at the moment," Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told reporters after the meeting of Asean foreign ministers on the ...