Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned that global trade is being weaponized as U.S. tariffs loom over Southeast ...

ASEAN says Myanmar ‘part of the family’ as summit concludes Brunei Sultan says Southeast Asian grouping hopes coup leaders will cooperate and help country return to normal.

The sultan of Brunei said Thursday that Myanmar remains an integral part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the bloc hopes its military government will ...

Asean is facing calls to go further by suspending or even expelling Myanmar, but Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, the summit host, instead sought to ease tensions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The sultan of Brunei said Thursday that Myanmar remains an integral part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the bloc hopes its military government ...

ASEAN chair Brunei said a non-political figure from Myanmar would be invited to the Oct. 26-28 summit, after no consensus was reached for a political representative to attend.

Brunei said a non-political representative from Myanmar will be invited to the upcoming summit. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A Southeast Asia summit this month will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar, Brunei said on Saturday, sidelining the leader of the military junta in an unprecedented move for the group.

Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah attends the special ASEAN Leaders Meeting on Myanmar in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 24, 2021. Credit: ASEAN Secretariat/Kusuma Pandu Wijaya Non-binding United ...

Brunei’s disastrous mission The priority for resolving this diplomatic gaffe is for ASEAN to announce its special envoy to Myanmar as agreed upon by the block’s leaders and Gen. Hlaing.

Since the crisis in Myanmar began, Brunei has taken an unprecedentedly active role as ASEAN chair.

Last week, a Brunei naval vessel arrived in Myanmar for what was officially characterized as the first visit of its kind between the two sides. The development highlighted the defense aspect of ...