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Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen (L) and Derek Loh, non-resident high commissioner of Singapore to Bangladesh, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on 19 May 2022

Rohingya repatriation Bangladesh seeks more support from Singapore, ASEAN

Masud made the call as Derek Loh, non-resident high commissioner of Singapore to Bangladesh, met him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

US President Joe Biden participates in the US-ASEAN Special Summit at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on 13 May, 2022

US tells ASEAN leaders committed 'for generations'

US president Joe Biden on Friday promised a long-term commitment to Southeast Asia in the face of China's growing clout as he met regional leaders for a first summit in Washington

US President Joe Biden (C) arrives with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a group photo on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on 12 May 2022.

Biden welcomes Southeast Asian leaders with energy, maritime pledges

President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed Southeast Asian leaders to Washington with promises to support clean energy and maritime security, hoping to showcase a US commitment as China makes wide ...

Asian economic powers warn of risks from war, monetary policy normalisation

Asian economic powers warn of risks from war, monetary policy normalisation

East Asian economic leaders warned on Thursday of risks to the region's outlook and pledged to remain committed to market stability and sound fiscal policy

US president Joe Biden

US wants ASEAN leaders to play bigger role in Myanmar diplomacy: Official

The United States wants Southeast Asian leaders to play a "more deeply engaged role" in efforts to put Myanmar back on a democratic track after a coup last year, the top US official for Asia said on ...

USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman (L) calls on Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen at the Foreign Service Academy, Dhaka, on 9 May 2022

Rohingya repatriation Bangladesh hopes US to influence ASEAN

Momen thanked USAID for their continued support for the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen calls on Singaporean President Halimah Yacob

Momen meets Singapore President Signing of Free Trade Agreement among priority issues

Momen stressed the need for continued international pressure on the Myanmar government to repatriate the displaced Rohingya to their homeland in Myanmar

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing in the James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 13 April, 2022

US to host ASEAN leaders in mid-May

US president Joe Biden will meet in mid-May with the leaders of Southeast Asian nations, with a likely focus on the rising power of China, the host country announced Saturday

Thailand Ambassador to Bangladesh Makawadee Sumitmor

Thailand looks for increased connectivity, trade with Bangladesh, says its envoy

In the past five decades, she said, Bangladesh and Thailand have fostered cooperation in many areas such as trade, investment and connectivity

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a programme virtually, organised to inaugurate four newly constructed projects implemented under the road transport and highways division, from her official residence Gonobhaban, Dhaka, on 12 January 2022

Bangladesh wants more engagement with ASEAN, PM Hasina says

Terming Bangladesh a geographically contiguous neighbour of the ASEAN, prime minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her country’s keen interest to further strengthen institutional engagements with the ...

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar junta says won’t attend ASEAN summit

Myanmar’s junta on Monday said it would not attend an upcoming ASEAN summit after the bloc’s “regrettable” exclusion of its top diplomat over a lack of progress in defusing post-coup violence

Rohingyas flee the violence-trodden Rakhine state in Myanmar. This picture was taken from Hariakhali area of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar

UN Security Council urges ‘immediate’ end to Myanmar violence

More than 1,500 people have been killed by security forces and more than 11,000 arrested since the coup, according to a local monitoring group

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen

Hun Sen’s Myanmar visit: Is China playing the Cambodia card?

Why is Cambodia, after taking over chairmanship, moving away from ASEAN’s ethical position on Myanmar? In the context of China’s politico-military influence over Cambodia, Hun Sen cannot be expected ...

Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar on 15 February 2021.

Myanmar regime’s legitimacy crisis deepens

The diplomatic the stand-off between ASEAN and Myanmar military is most likely to continue. In this imbroglio, will China continue its support for military rule in Myanmar to risk its wider ...

A group of women hold torches as they protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on 14 July 2021

Myanmar's military junta Walking with a few friends

The military regime in Myanmar is worried about being frozen out of the ASEAN bloc

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