{"id":1157,"date":"2024-11-21T10:11:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T02:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2024-11-21T10:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T02:11:27","slug":"myanmars-actions-threaten-asean-centrality-says-singapores-defence-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/?p=1157","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar&#8217;s Actions Threaten ASEAN Centrality, Says Singapore&#8217;s Defence Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tags<\/strong>: ASEAN centrality, Myanmar crisis, regional cooperation, ADMM, Southeast Asia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Myanmar\u2019s Behavior Challenges ASEAN&#8217;s Unity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Singapore\u2019s Defence Minister, Dr. Ng Eng Hen, expressed concern over Myanmar\u2019s conduct, warning that it could jeopardize the Association of Southeast Asian Nations&#8217; (ASEAN) centrality. Speaking at the 18th ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting (ADMM) in Laos, he stated that Myanmar\u2019s actions risk undermining the credibility of ASEAN\u2019s highest defence consultative mechanism, which has been carefully developed over the past two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ASEAN Centrality at Risk<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>ASEAN centrality emphasizes the bloc&#8217;s leadership in regional diplomacy and cooperation. Dr. Ng noted that Myanmar\u2019s behavior was inconsistent with the Five-Point Consensus, a peace plan adopted by ASEAN to resolve the crisis in Myanmar. He urged Myanmar to avoid using ASEAN for internal political motives and called for unity among member states to safeguard ADMM&#8217;s integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ongoing Crisis in Myanmar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the military coup in February 2021, Myanmar has been mired in unrest, with the junta struggling to maintain control. Protests, violence, and displacement continue, with over 5,000 civilians killed and 3.3 million displaced, according to the United Nations. The junta\u2019s disregard for the Five-Point Consensus has exacerbated tensions within ASEAN, hindering decision-making processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Steps for ASEAN<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ng encouraged ASEAN members to work together to address these challenges while maintaining the bloc&#8217;s credibility and centrality. The ADMM resolved to revisit unresolved issues in the coming year, emphasizing the need for collective action to ensure the effectiveness of regional defence cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tags: ASEAN centrality, Myanmar crisis, regional cooperation, ADMM, Southeast Asia Myanmar\u2019s Behavior Challenges ASEAN&#8217;s Unity Singapore\u2019s Defence Minister, Dr. Ng Eng Hen, expressed concern over Myanmar\u2019s conduct, warning that it could jeopardize the Association of Southeast Asian Nations&#8217; (ASEAN) centrality. Speaking at the 18th ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting (ADMM) in Laos, he stated that Myanmar\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1158,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157\/revisions\/1158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}