Thailand and Cambodia begin UN conciliation process over disputed maritime claims Thailand and Cambodia started talks Tuesday to resolve a sea border dispute under a U.N. maritime law agreement The Independent UK · Sep 15
Maritime talks with Cambodia fail No agreement was reached during bilateral talks with Cambodia, says Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, following Bangkok's decision to cancel the 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU 44) on overlapping maritime claims. Bangkok Post · May 27
Thailand scraps 2001 maritime territory deal with Cambodia after years of deadlock Thailand’s government has ended a 2001 agreement with Cambodia meant to resolve overlapping maritime claims The Independent UK · May 5
China's foreign and defense ministers meet with Cambodian counterparts in joint '2+2' dialogue Cambodia and China have held their first meeting of what is called a “2+2” Strategic Dialogue Mechanism The Independent UK · Apr 22
Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks to strengthen role in dispute Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025
Thai and Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia have begun talks in China to address their border dispute The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Prak Sokhonn reappointed as Cambodia's foreign minister Cambodian lawmakers have reappointed experienced diplomat Prak Sokhonn as foreign minister The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024
Govt hosts Myanmar junta official for talks; key Asean members stay away The government on Monday hosts talks aimed at re-engaging Myanmar's shunned military leaders though important Southeast Asian neighbours are staying away from a gathering critics view as undermining regional unity on the strife-torn country's crisis. Bangkok Post · Jun 19, 2023
Hun Sen juggles global, regional politics Who could have imagined that the world's longest reigning prime minister, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen -- or Prime Minister Hun Sen as he is more commonly known -- would stand in the front row defending Ukraine against Russia as the biggest war in Europe since World… Bangkok Post · Nov 7, 2022
Myanmar warns ASEAN that pressure would be counterproductive Military-ruled Myanmar says it will not ‘be bound’ by outcome of meetings by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2022
ASEAN foreign ministers urge more progress in Myanmar crisis Southeast Asian foreign ministers have acknowledged that their efforts to bring peace to Myanmar haven’t succeeded and agreed to increase their determination to end violence in the country, where a military takeover last year set off a crisis that threatens to destabilize the region The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold special Myanmar talks Southeast Asian foreign ministers are holding a special meeting on Thursday to discuss ways to deal with a growing crisis in Myanmar, where a military takeover last year set off violence that threatens to destabilize the region The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022
Asean envoy laments 'lack of trust' in Myanmar PHNOM PENH: A lack of trust and political will is stifling Myanmar’s peace process and Asean will continue to shun its ruling generals, unless they engage opponents and make concrete progress, the group's special envoy said on Saturday. Bangkok Post · Aug 6, 2022
ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar warns on further executions Cambodia’s foreign minister says efforts by Myanmar’s neighbors to help restore peace and normalcy to the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation were hindered by the country’s recent executions of four political activists The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022
Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2022 Myanmar generals banned from ASEAN until peace plan progress Foreign ministers express disappointment at military administration’s failure to implement crisis plan.
Bangkok Post · Aug 6, 2022 Asean: No Myanmar junta at summits unless peace progress PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's foreign minister on Saturday said the Southeast Asian regional bloc had decided that Myanmar's ruling generals would remain barred from any of its meetings until they show progress on a peace plan.
Reuters · Aug 6, 2022 Lack of trust, political will shackling Myanmar peace process, ASEAN envoy says A lack of trust and political will is stifling Myanmar's peace process and the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will keep shunning its ruling generals, unless they engage opponents and make concrete progress, a special regional envoy said on Saturday.
Bangkok Post · Aug 3, 2022 Asean 'deeply disappointed' over Myanmar execution of activists Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday extensively discussed Myanmar, with Cambodia, this year's chair of the 10-nation bloc, saying that all member states are "deeply disappointed" over its military regime's recent execution of pro-democracy activists.
Bangkok Post · Aug 3, 2022 Myanmar crisis to dominate Asean foreign ministers meeting Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states are working to come up with additional steps or adjustments to measures dealing with Myanmar, which has been ruled by the military since a coup in February 2021, following the junta's execution of four people including two pro-democracy activists late last month.
Bangkok Post · Aug 2, 2022 Cambodia, Asean need to step up in Rohingya crisis Since August 2017, rampant persecution and violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has pushed hundreds of thousands of Muslim minority people, known as the Rohingya, to abandon their homes and seek sanctuary in Bangladesh. According to the United Nations' estimation, 200,000 Myanmar civilians have already sought refuge in Bangladesh following prior…
Bangkok Post · Aug 1, 2022 Myanmar junta says it will implement 'some' of Asean consensus this year YANGON: Myanmar's military chief Sr Gen Min Aung Hlaing said Monday that some points of a consensus reached between the junta and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to end the country's ongoing crisis will be implemented this year.
Bangkok Post · Jul 7, 2022 Cambodia invites Russian foreign minister to Asean meetings Cambodia has invited Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to annual Asean-related meetings slated for early August, with the decision likely to cause concern among the international community which has been split in its response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022 Myanmar hosts 1st regional meeting since army takeover Myanmar’s military government has hosted the first high-level regional meeting since the army took power last year with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and counterparts from Mekong Delta nations
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022 ASEAN special envoy making 2nd visit to strife-torn Myanmar Cambodia’s foreign minister is visiting Myanmar as part of regional efforts to pursue peace in the country mired in violence and civil unrest since the military seized power last year
Bangkok Post · Jun 27, 2022 6 reasons to recalibrate Thai-US ties After years of benign neglect, Thailand is seeing some earth-shaking developments from the US, with the Biden administration apparently suddenly realising that Thailand remains a key ally in the region that has not yet been fully utilised. At this juncture, the time is right. Both countries are planning to commemorate…