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?

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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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Categories: politics, government, international, Law/Activism, controversies

Tags: malaysia-myanmar, myanmar military coup, civil war, iseas yusof ishak institute, datuk seri anwar ibrahim, min aung hliang,

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