News ASEAN News ASEAN Southeast Asian leaders rebuke Myanmar junta for summit no-show Brunei's monarch says junta must implement peace plan to regain ASEAN confidence October 26, 2021 • Myanmar a test for ASEAN’s credibility – Thai PM • Junta showed “unwelcome attitude” – Indonesia president • Myanmar junta rejects ASEAN…
News ASEAN News ASEAN Biden to join ASEAN summit Trump skipped after 2017 This will be the first time in four years that a US leader has attended the meeting October 26, 2021 WASHINGTON/BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will take part in a virtual summit with ASEAN on Tuesday, the first time in…
News ASEAN News ASEAN Tradition vs credibility: Inside the SE Asian meet that snubbed Myanmar International pressure mounting on ASEAN to take a harder line against junta October 19, 2021 Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore pushed for a harder stance against Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a “tense” meeting that…
News ASEAN News ASEAN ASEAN bars Myanmar junta leader from Oct summit in unprecedented move Senior General Min Aung Hlaing snubbed as frustrations rise over military government’s failure to defuse bloody crisis October 16, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – ASEAN has issued a rare rebuke to Myanmar’s military leader, saying he will be persona non grata at the…
News ASEAN News ASEAN ASEAN special envoy says junta must agree to full access before Myanmar visit Envoy makes last-ditch effort as bloc threatens to exclude Myanmar from upcoming leaders' summit October 12, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – ASEAN’s special envoy to Myanmar on Tuesday reaffirmed that he will not visit the country unless the military grants…
News ASEAN News ASEAN ASEAN may exclude Myanmar junta chief from upcoming summit With little progress on an agreed roadmap to restore peace, ASEAN's special envoy says Myanmar's inaction is "tantamount to backtracking" October 6, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Southeast Asian countries are in talks to bar the head of Myanmar’s junta from the ASEAN summit later this…
News National News National Brunei-China trade hits $2.5 billion in first eight months of 2021 China is Brunei's largest import partner and source of FDI October 1, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s bilateral trade with China reached $2.5 billion (US$1.83 billion) between January and August of this year, a 43…
News National News National Australia donates 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca to Brunei Australia is the fourth country to step forward to help ease the sultanate's vaccine shortage September 18, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Australian government has donated 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Brunei, with the shipment touching down in…
News National News National China helps ease Brunei’s vaccine shortage with Sinopharm donation The Chinese government handed over 100,000 doses of the vaccine on Sunday night September 13, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Chinese government donated 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine on Sunday, providing a boost to the sultanate’s vaccination…
News National News National New ASEAN envoy to Myanmar says he wants full access when he visits Dato Erywan said visit is in the pipeline, but gave no firm date August 7, 2021 BNADAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – The Brunei diplomat appointed by a Southeast Asian regional bloc as its special envoy to Myanmar said on…