Author: Wadi

Upcoming Ministerial Meeting Scheduled for December 20 Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to convene a ministerial meeting in Thailand on December 20 to address the ongoing crisis in Myanmar. This announcement was made by Indonesia’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Roy Soemirat, during a press briefing on Thursday. Focus on Crisis Management and Five-Point Consensus The meeting, organized at the invitation of current ASEAN host Laos, will focus on strategies to tackle the turmoil that has engulfed Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. Discussions will include the implementation of ASEAN’s five-point consensus plan, which has seen limited progress since its introduction in April 2021,…

Over 2,000 People Participate in Ceremonial Procession On Wednesday, more than 2,000 individuals took part in a grand procession in Bangkok to escort a sacred relic of the Buddha, lent by China, to a shrine. This event was organized to honor the birthday of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China. Sacred Tooth Relic Flown in from Beijing The revered tooth relic, which holds significant importance for Buddhists, was flown in earlier from the Lingguang Temple in Beijing, where it is normally housed. Such loans of the tooth have become an effective…