S Korea wants ASEAN to play role in peace process

14 Sept 01:21 Key points summarised by AI

South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged ASEAN to continue its constructive role in fostering peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
Moon proposed inviting North Korea to various ASEAN consultative bodies and strengthening bilateral exchanges if Pyongyang demonstrates sincere denuclearization measures.
He highlighted ASEAN's past efforts, such as providing the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) as a vital communication channel, and consistently encouraging North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs.
The President also noted the mutually beneficial economic relationship ASEAN and North Korea shared before international sanctions were intensified.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Today 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.