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Turning Point For ASEAN-Myanmar Impasse?

Moe Thuzar, Senior Fellow (Myanmar Studies Programme), ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

21-Apr-25 08:45

Turning Point For ASEAN-Myanmar Impasse?

Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim met with Myanmar junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok last week. Could this overture open the gate for further progress in finding a solution to the civil war in Myanmar that has gone on for 4 years? We discuss the implications with Moe Thuzar of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

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Produced by: Aisalli Ayub

Presented by: Philip See, Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning


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