ASEAN Myanmar coup

International efforts to end the country's conflict should be focused on helping the pro-democracy resistance win.

The grouping faces rising pressure to tackle a new phase of an issue that has consumed it for decades.

A look back at the origins of ASEAN's "embarrassing problem."

The bloc’s response to the bombing in Kanbalu has laid bare its impotence and poor understanding of the country’s conflict.

Assuming he is able to form government, Pita Limjaroenrat has promised significant changes to the Thai government's approach toward its conflict-torn neighbor.

Three parallel regional processes are trying to deal with the Myanmar crisis. They risk undermining each other. 

The statement issued at the close of last week's summit was less forthright than those produced under the aegis of last year's chair, Cambodia.

Indonesia pointed to its “quiet diplomacy” on Myanmar, but acknowledged there has been little progress in ending the deadly civil strife.

Southeast Asian leaders said they were "deeply concerned with ongoing violence in Myanmar and urged the immediate cessation of all forms of violence."

The humanitarian convoy, which came under fire in western Shan State, included officials from the two nations' embassies in Yangon.

President Joko Widodo is hoping the laidback venue will encourage progress on an agenda rife with contentious issues.