Southeast Asia Speaks: Thai ex-foreign minister Kasit Piromya on ASEAN response to Myanmar conflict

MANILA, Philippines – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is in the middle of trying to enforce a peace agreement with Myanmar as the country continues to be in crisis a year after the military took power.

After barring the junta from key meetings in 2021, ASEAN chair Cambodia has decided to invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to the bloc’s upcoming ministerial meeting.

Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug talks to Thailand’s former foreign minister Kasit Piromya about the ASEAN response to the conflict in Myanmar.

How can the ASEAN’s peace agreement with Myanmar move forward? What can the bloc do in the face of challenges? – Rappler.com

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• Charmaine Willoughby on unpacking Filipinos’ views of ASEAN
• Drew Thompson on rising tension between China and Taiwan
• Ex-Coast Guard chief George Ursabia Jr. on protecting the West PH Sea
• Analyst Ashley Townshend on AUKUS alliance’s impact in the region
• Analyst Gregory Poling on US policy in the region
• Legal scholar Erik Jensen on what’s next for Afghanistan
• Ex-navy chief Giovanni Bacordo on dealing with Chinese incursions in West PH Sea
• UN’s Olivier Lermet on the illegal drug trade amid pandemic
• Ex-DOH chief Manuel Dayrit on lessons from global responses to COVID-19
• Lawyer Peter Robinson on hurdles faced by ICC
• Political scientist Mark Thompson on the Philippines under Duterte
• Marine scientist Deo Onda on protecting West PH Sea resources
• Walden Bello on Rodrigo Duterte and fascism
• Analyst Joshua Kurlantzick on what ASEAN can do vs Myanmar coup
• Analyst Ben Bland on China’s pandemic diplomacy
• Antonio Carpio on West PH Sea and leading a political movement
• Lawyer Ruben Carranza on what new ICC prosecutor means for the Philippines
• Journalist Gwen Robinson on the future of Myanmar
• Ambassador Gerard Ho Wei Hong on Singapore’s leadership during COVID-19 pandemic