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Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge  Photo: Global New Light of Myanmar
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24 June 2015
Authorities fear Friendship bridge is fueling drug trafficking
Balloon carrying the ASEAN logo stands next to ASEAN members and dialogue partners flags at the main venue of the Myanmar International Convention Center, 11 November 2014.Photo: Azhar Rahim/EPA
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23 May 2015
European Union seeks to further develop...
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and...
Rohingya protesters stage a demonstration outside the Myanmar Embassy to demand an end to discrimination against the Rohingya minority group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21 May 2015. Community Action for Rohingya called for Myanmar's ambassador to Malaysia and embassy staff to leave the country over the migrant crisis. Meanwhile, Malaysia ordered its navy to conduct search-and-rescue operations to recover Rohingya migrant boats and bring them ashore. EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL
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22 May 2015
Rohingya activists demand Myanmar Ambassador...
A group of Rohingya activists have demanded that Myanmar’s ambassador to Malaysia as well...
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (C) speaks to members of the media at Government House in Bangkok on 22 May, the anniversary of his military coup. Photo: Narong Sangnak/EPA  
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22 May 2015
Small Thai anti-junta groups vow protests on coup...
Small groups of Thai anti-junta activists have vowed to hold protests Friday marking one...
Ethnic Muslim Rohingya migrants, believed to have come from Myanmar and Bangladesh, on an abandoned boat drifting in the Andaman Sea close to Malaysia, southern Thailand, 14 May 2015. Photo: EPA
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22 May 2015
Malaysia orders rescue of migrants
Malaysia has ordered the rescue of thousands of migrants adrift in the Andaman Sea...
Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anifah Aman give a speech during press conference at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 April 2015. Photo: EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL
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21 May 2015
Malaysian Foreign Minister to visit Myanmar for...
Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman will make a working visit to Myanmar on Thursday (...
Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra (C) receives flowers from supporters as she leaves after a hearing on criminal charges stemming from her government's rice price subsidy, at the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 May 2015. Photo: Narong Sangnak/EPA
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20 May 2015
Ousted Thai PM proclaims innocence as criminal...
Thailand's ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra insisted on her innocence Tuesday at...
Refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh are rescued by Aceh fishermen in Julok, East Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, 20 May 2015. Photo: EPA
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20 May 2015
Myanmar to join boat people crisis meeting in...
Myanmar reversed course Wednesday, saying it now likely will attend a regional meeting in...
Migrants line up for their meal at a temporary shelter in Kuala Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia, 17 May 2015. Photo: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA
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19 May 2015
Philippines willing to shelter 3,000 ‘boat people’
The Philippines has said it is open to sheltering up to 3,000 “boat people” from Myanmar...
Muslim Rohingya migrants, believed to have come from Myanmar and Bangladesh (L), receive food, water and other aid supplies from a Thai fishing boat (R) in the Andaman Sea close to Malaysia, southern Thailand, 14 May 2015. Photo: EPA
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15 May 2015
Shunned migrant boat leaves Thai waters: governor
A boat packed with desperate Rohingya migrants left Thai waters early Friday bound for...
Migrants, believed to have come from Myanmar and Bangladesh, on an abandoned boat drifting in the Andaman Sea close to Malaysia, southern Thailand, 14 May 2015. Photo: EPA
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15 May 2015
Myanmar 'unlikely to attend' migrant...
Myanmar may snub a regional meeting hosted by Thailand later this month aimed at easing...
Fortify Rights demands protection for Rohingya boat people Photo: Fazry Ismail/EPA
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14 May 2015
Rohingya: Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia...
Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia should immediately coordinate ...
ASEAN Parliamentarians condemn Indonesia over Rohingya treatment Photo: EPA
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14 May 2015
ASEAN Parliamentarians condemn Indonesia’s...
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) have criticized Indonesia’s approach to...

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