KUALA LUMPUR: Asean foreign ministers have agreed to explore a proposal to appoint a permanent special envoy to Myanmar, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. The Myanmar civil war, which was sparked by the coup d’etat by its military junta in February 2021, has created lawless border regions that allowed criminal syndicates to set up “scam-parks”, where foreign nationals are trafficked into the country and forced to commit online scams. Mohamad also said the adoption of the draft addendum to the Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone marks a significant milestone in integrating Timor-Leste in Asean policies and security frameworks.
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Published at: 2025-05-25 23:00:00
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