The Latest Breaking News from ASEAN

While the rest of the world continues to be preoccupied by Covid-19 and fallout from Russia-Ukraine war, the downward spiral of Myanmar continues. A once-promising frontier market risks slipping into a Sri Lanka-like economic crisis, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis created by the cruelty of its military junta.

The military junta’s execution of four pro-democracy activists earlier this week has again shone a spotlight on the appalling judgement and brutality of the junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and his top generals.

The U_N_ Security Council has unanimously condemned Myanmar’s executions of four political prisoners and called for an immediate halt to all forms of violence and “full respect for human rights and the rule of law.”

Thailand playmaker Chanathip Songkrasin says he may not play for the national side again this year.

After 18 months of tap-dancing about the world community's demands for a ceasefire and peaceful negotiations since its coup, Myanmar's military government has portrayed its dark spirit by executing four political activists. They were among 114 opposition activists given the death sentence by the junta court since early this year.

Asean has seen the average cost of a data breach hit all-time high of US$2.87 million in 2022, up 8% from a year before, according to the latest report by American IT giant IBM, with the problem believed to be heaping pressure on already high inflation.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has condemned the execution by Myanmar's military junta of four people, including an ally of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The execution of four political prisoners in Myanmar is further confirmation of what was already well known. The regime of Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing will stop at nothing to maintain its grip on the country.

Cambodia, the current chair of the regional grouping, says timing of the hangings ‘highly reprehensible’.