ASEAN’s top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and finalize South China Sea pact

by Admin | Jan 28, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: ABC News | By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press Southeast Asia’s top diplomats met Wednesday under growing pressure to push a peace plan that has so far failed to end Myanmar’s civil war, and to beat a deadline to conclude talks on a nonaggression pact with China...

Beyond the Headlines: How Local NGOs Sustain ‘Everyday Peace’ in Bangladesh’s Rohingya Refugee Camps

by Admin | Jan 28, 2026 | Opinion Papers, Politics/Policy

Source: Peace News Network | By Sheikh Mehzabin Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2022 and 2024, I observed four key ways local NGOs help sustain peace in Cox’s Bazar’s camps. Read Full Story

Mission accomplished, dictatorship intact: Russia’s CEC and Myanmar’s enduring junta

by Admin | Jan 28, 2026 | Elections, Opinion Papers, Politics/Policy

Source: The Insider | Analysis by Karyna Olykova The EU has already declared the results falsified, and whether or not any democratic countries recognize them will depend largely on the position of U.S. President Donald Trump. Read Full Story

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Reiterate Commitment To Myanmar-Led Peace Solution

by Admin | Jan 28, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: BERNAMA The pledge was made during the Extended Informal Consultation on the Implementation of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC), held in conjunction with the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) Retreat. Read Full Story

Dhaka objects to Myanmar’s denial of Rohingya identity at World Court of Justice

by Admin | Jan 26, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: United News of Bangladesh The government emphasised that the Rohingya are a distinct ethnic group that evolved over centuries in Arakan, even before it became part of the Barman Kingdom in 1785. Read Full Story

Iran’s shadow fleet is fueling the Myanmar junta’s air war

by Admin | Jan 26, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy

Source: Reuters | By Gavin Finch, Devjyot Ghoshal, Han Huang and Adolfo Arranz Iran has secretly shipped vast amounts of jet fuel to Myanmar’s military. As the junta ramps up bombing raids against civilian targets, Iran is now the military’s primary supplier of jet...