ASEAN offers help over floods to Myanmar

23 Sept 06:31 Key points summarised by AI

ASEAN, through its Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi, extends an offer of humanitarian assistance to Myanmar following severe monsoon floods.
The widespread flooding has impacted nearly 120,000 people and caused at least 12 deaths across multiple states and regions in Myanmar.

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.