{
  "id": 17173317,
  "title": "ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar minister, discusses civil war and aid access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/asean-envoy-meets-myanmar-minister-discusses-civil-war-and-aid-access-17173317",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T04:12:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/asean-envoy-philippine-myanmar-civil-war-6505826"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Philippine Foreign Secretary Ma Teresa Lazaro met Myanmar's Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe in Naypyitaw on Thursday. The ASEAN special envoy discussed the civil war in Myanmar and humanitarian access with her counterpart during the visit. ASEAN wants Myanmar to re-enter the bloc after being barred from summits due to its military coup in 2021. Myanmar's government has stated it no longer needs an ASEAN special envoy, as it claims to be working on the bloc's Five-Point Consensus for peace.",
  "summary": "Philippine Foreign Secretary Ma Teresa Lazaro met Myanmar counterpart Tin Maung Swe in the capital Naypyitaw on Thursday (Oct 29).",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Asean envoy ends Myanmar visit without meeting detained Suu Kyi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/asean-envoy-ends-myanmar-visit-without-meeting-detained-suu-kyi",
        "published": "2026-10-29T16:11:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Asean envoy ends Myanmar trip with no public Suu Kyi meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/asean-envoy-ends-myanmar-trip-with-no-public-suu-kyi-meeting",
        "published": "2026-10-29T22:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar minister, discusses civil war and aid access",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/asean-envoy-meets-myanmar-minister-discusses-civil-war-and-aid-access",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:20:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}