Singapore ‘tightens screws’ on Myanmar generals with arms trade crackdown

[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand – Singapore has responded to United Nations pressure by cracking down on sales of weapons through its territory to Myanmar, delivering a serious blow to the embattled generals, who seized power in a coup more than three...

Thailand, Laos try to ‘make junta presentable’ amid ASEAN Myanmar inertia

[ad_1] Chiang Mai, Thailand – Thailand’s controversial humanitarian initiative with crisis-torn Myanmar is facing growing criticism even after its fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) appeared to collectively endorse the scheme. The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat wrapped...