ASEAN HEADLINES-DEMOCRACY-PRESS FREEDOM: YANGON, Myanmar- Myanmar bars Suu Kyi’s lawyer from talking about her cases
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Myanmar junta won’t allow ASEAN envoy to meet Suu Kyi
A delay in the United Nations approving the military government’s UN ambassador nomination was politically motivated, spokesman Zaw Min Tun added, saying the UN and other countries and organisations “should avoid double standards when they are engaging in international affairs”.
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BANGKOK (AP) – The main lawyer for Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is being tried on multiple criminal charges, said late Thursday he has been issued a gag order barring him from talking about her cases. More details in Saturday’s Borneo Bulletin.
Minister, US Secretary of State express concern over Myanmar
Hakim Hayat The United States (US) Secretary of State Antony J Blinken extended appreciation for Brunei’s role as the current ASEAN Chair and Minister of Foreign Affairs II Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Erywan bin Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Haji Mohd Yusof’s efforts as the ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar during a call.