Myanmar threatens to skip ASEAN summit over junta chief's exclusion

13 Sept 13:47 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's military junta threatened to boycott an upcoming ASEAN summit.
The threat follows ASEAN's decision to exclude junta chief Min Aung Hlaing from the October 26-28 meeting in Brunei.
ASEAN's rare rebuke was due to doubts about the junta's commitment to defusing the country's bloody crisis and its refusal to allow a special envoy to meet with "all stakeholders," including deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The junta spokesman stated that attending the summit without its chief could affect Myanmar's sovereignty and image, viewing the exclusion as a breach of ASEAN principles.

Uthenthawai students and alumni declare truce with Pathumwan rivals

Yesterday 20:34 Key points summarised by AI

Uthenthawai students and alumni have pledged to cease violent clashes with Pathumwan Institute rivals, coinciding with their campus's reopening after a 90-day closure.
The Minister of Higher Education is mediating the long-running conflict, while the campus closure has significantly disrupted in-person classes and laboratory work for over 1,000 students.
Uthenthawai resists relocation from its current site, citing a historical land grant from King Rama VI, despite Chulalongkorn University's plans to reclaim the land for an educational hub.
Concerns are mounting over the legality of the campus closure, its detrimental impact on uninvolved students, and the potential commercial development of the land, which critics argue contradicts the late King Rama VI's intentions.