I applaud your humble and honest assessment of Indonesia's role and influence in the region.
Political differences should be settled in accordance with the law, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur jointly say.
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Indonesia, Malaysia Call for Special ASEAN Meeting on Myanmar Coup
Tia Asmara
Jakarta
2021-02-05
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (second from left) and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin review an honor guard at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Feb. 5, 2021.
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Burmese oppose military coup with pots, pans and VPNs
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The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia jointly called on Friday for a special meeting of Southeast Asian nations to discuss this week’s military coup in Myanmar, saying this was a matter of concern for the region.
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said they had instructed their foreign ministers to speak with the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations about convening a meeting of the bloc’s top diplomats. Their joint statement was the strongest to date on the situation in Myanmar from top government leaders of ASEAN states.
“We are concerned about political developments in Myanmar and we hope that political differences can be resolved in accordance with applicable laws,” the two leaders said after they held talks in Jakarta, where Muhyiddin was making his first trip as PM since his unelected government came to power nearly a year ago.
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A week later, on the following Friday, the 12th of February, 2021,
1. No such meeting has been convened by ASEAN on the coup in Myanmar.
2. No visible Indonesian influence on ASEAN members, or beyond, has been observed in altering the course of events in Myanmar.
At least two such notable events are the anti-Rohingya pogroms/genocide and the coup in Myanmar.
In contrast, an external player like the United States, that does not belong to the ASEAN region has begun by ramping up sanctions on the Burmese/Myanmese military.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Myanmar's acting president and several other military officers and warned of more sanctions to come as Washington seeks to punish those it deems responsible for the Myanmar coup. The move blacklisted those who played a...
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US Slaps Sanctions on Myanmar in Response to Military Coup
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Thursday, 11 February 2021 01:16 PM
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The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Myanmar's acting president and several other military officers and warned of more sanctions to come as Washington seeks to punish those it deems responsible for the Myanmar coup.
The move blacklisted those who played a "leading role in the overthrow of Burma's democratically elected government," the Treasury Department said in a statement, targeting eight individuals, including the defense and home affairs ministers, three companies in the jade and gems sector, and updating sanctions on the top two military officials.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved an executive order for new sanctions on those responsible for the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar, also known as Burma, that ousted the elected government of veteran democracy campaigner, Aung San Suu Kyi.
"The February 1 coup was a direct assault on Burma's transition to democracy and the rule of law," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in the statement.
Supporters of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi want stiffer measures put in place after the US sanctioned Army General Min Aung Hlaing and Defense Minister General Mya Tun Oo, among others.
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Myanmar sanctions: US identifies acting president and defense minister
US sanctions have been imposed on Army General Min Aung Hlaing and Defense Minister General Mya Tun Oo, among others. Europe has joined the condemnation while General Hlaing has ordered civil servants to return to work.
Protests in Myanmar started nearly a week ago
The United States imposed sanctions on Myanmar's acting president and several other military officers on Thursday, warning that their actions could result in more economic punishment as Washington reacts to
the country's military coup.
On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden
issued an executive order keeping Myanmar's generals from accessing $1 billion (€825 million) in assets held in the US, adding that specific targets of the sanctions would be identified later in the week. Those targets have now been identified.
Army chief General Min Aung Hlaing, who now holds legislative, judicial and executive powers in Myanmar, has been subjected to the embargo, along with military leaders in the new cabinet such as Defense Minister General Mya Tun Oo. Three gem exporting companies controlled by Myanmar's military have also been targeted.
'Military must relinquish power'
Myanmar has been witnessing anti-coup protests, condemning the removal of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for six straight days, and the unrest is expected to continue on Friday.
"We are also prepared to take additional action should Burma's military not change course," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, using Myanmar's former name.
"If there is more violence against peaceful protesters, the Burmese military will find that today's sanctions are just the first," she said.
Biden had earlier called on the military to release democratic political leaders and activists, adding "the military must relinquish power."
to be honest , im actually one of the member who does not really care if "regional leader"/"regional power" are entitled to other countries other than indonesia in the region , like said such title are given/acknowledge by other and not self proclaimed , indonesia have much other problem to worried on , rather than trying to saving face or losing such title .