Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for the war-torn country.

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Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since 2021 when its military overthrew the government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan during a bilateral meeting with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM) at the Langkawi International Convention Centre (LICC) today.

ASEAN's fifth envoy to Myanmar, Tan Sri Othman Hashim, appointed during the bloc's meeting of foreign ministers.

Working toward restoring peace and stability in Myanmar remains a top priority for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

While committed to regional issues, Malaysia is tempering expectations for immediate solutions, acknowledging the complexity of both crises.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan on Sunday reaffirmed that Asean would continue to drive its own path forward amid intensifying

LANGKAWI - Asean needs to double down on regional integration to enhance the grouping’s competitiveness, especially at a time when changes to geopolitical structures and economic policy are taking place worldwide, said Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

Foreign minister Mohamad Hasan says it is Myanmar's obligation, as a member of Asean, to fulfil a ceasefire agreement.

LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Myanmar’s military government was on Jan 19 told by Asean foreign ministers to prioritise an end to the fighting in its country over the holding of an election this year, the bloc’s chair Malaysia said.