LABUAN BAJO - Two staff members of the Singapore embassy in Myanmar who were in a humanitarian convoy that came under attack on Sunday are now safe. Responding to queries from The Straits Times, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said that the Asean convoy was in Shan State, in the eastern part of the country. “Two staff of the...
People displaced by fighting in north-western Myanmar between junta forces and anti-junta fighters are seen at a camp in Chin State, Myanmar, May 31, 2021.LABUAN BAJO - Two staff members of the Singapore embassy in Myanmar who were in a humanitarian convoy that came under attack on Sunday are now safe.
Local Burmese news outlets reported on Monday that the aid convoy had come under fire on a road through the Hsi Hseng township. In April 2021, Asean drew up a five-point consensus peace plan with Myanmar, but there has been little progress in restoring peace. The violence has killed thousands. Although he did not give details, Mr Widodo said that the AHA Centre , accompanied by the Asean monitoring team, was on its way to hand over aid supplies, when the “shoot-out” happened.
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