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With the coup, have we returned to a time before the democratic opening of Myanmar -- and can the role that ASEAN played then be reprised now? Or have conditions changed so fundamentally that ASEAN needs a new playbook? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Michael Vatikiotis, Asia Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, which is a private diplomacy organisation. He is the author of ‘Blood and Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern SE Asia’.

Tomorrow ASEAN leaders will hold a special summit to try to persuade Myanmar's junta to end the violence in the country and let in aid. The meeting is the first concerted regional effort to ease the political crisis.Will ASEAN be able to successfully navigate the Myanmar crisis? And if it fails, will it be able to maintain its centrality in issues of regional security? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to His Excellency Eric Paulsen, Representative of Malaysia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights.

Should the National Unity Government have been invited to the Asean Leaders Meeting? What do you think democratic forces and the Myanmar public -- most of whom voted for the ousted NLD government -- would want from ASEAN, and more specially tomorrow’s summit? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Debbie Stotdard, Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma.

Agensi Kaunselling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK) or the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency celebrates their 15th anniversary. Throughout the years, they've assisted 1.2 million individuals through financial advisory, of which more than 330,000 have participated in debt management programme (DMP). Ibrahim Sani speaks with Nirmala Subramaniam, Head of Financial Education Household AKPK to learn what's next for them.

Mampukah ASEAN tangani krisis di Myanmar? Diskusi Nazri Kahar bersama Mantan Menteri Luar dan Mantan Utusan Khas OIC ke Myanmar, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar menjelang Mesyuarat Khas Pemimpin ASEAN di Jakarta esok.

Penggabungan Celcom dan Digi dilihat sebagai langkah yang perlu diambil supaya terus relevan dalam sektor telekomunikasi negara. Sejauh mana implikasinya kepada pelanggan dan pengguna mereka? Datuk Izzaddin Idris, Presiden & Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan Axiata Group Berhad memberi perincian tentang perkara ini.

Dua kapal Tentera Laut Indonesia dikerahkan untuk operasi mencari dan menyelamat kapal selam Nanggala 402 yang dijangka kehabisan bekalan oksigen dalam tempoh kurang sehari.

Tujuh menteri akan bertukar portfolio dalam rombakan Kabinet, kata Perdana Menteri Lee Hsien Loong pada Jumaat. 

Rombakan itu dibuat dua minggu selepas Timbalan Perdana Menteri Heng Swee Keat memutuskan untuk mengundur diri sebagai Ketua Pasukan Generasi Keempat (4G) Parti Tindakan Rakyat (PAP).

Among the headlines for Friday, 23 April, 2021, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri today said the National Heritage Department had been trying to gazette Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) as a heritage site since 2008 but could not due to protest by the school’s trustees. Also, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday that he had ordered "optimal" search and rescue efforts for a submarine and its 53 crew that went missing in waters north of the island of Bali. He said the crew were the "main priority" of the search and expressed his sympathy to the their family members over their ongoing ordeal.

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