{
  "id": 20137421,
  "title": "ASEAN reaffirms engagement with Myanmar, seeks to advance peace plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/asean-reaffirms-engagement-with-myanmar-seeks-to-advance-peace-plan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-15T07:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/15/asia-pacific/politics/asean-manila-summit-myanmar/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Sunday that Southeast Asian leaders reaffirmed the importance of maintaining engagement with Myanmar, while adhering to a five-point peace plan aimed at ending the violence in the war-torn nation. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), comprising 11 member countries, agreed to pursue \"constructive and principled engagement\" in response to the crisis that arose following a military coup in Myanmar in 2021. The ongoing summit, chaired by Marcos in Manila, is facing pressure to lift a five-year ban on Myanmar's military leaders attending high-level meetings, following Thailand and other member states increasing their involvement despite the ongoing civil war.",
  "summary": "The summit is under pressure to ease a five-year ban on Myanmar's military-backed leaders attending high-level meetings.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 5,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Myanmar knocks on ASEAN's door again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/myanmar-knocks-on-aseans-door-again",
        "published": "2026-11-13T08:23:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "ASEAN faces Myanmar dilemma as some members pursue closer ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/asean-faces-myanmar-dilemma-as-some-members-pursue-closer-ties",
        "published": "2026-11-13T08:48:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "ASEAN to continue ’constructive and principled engagement’ with Myanmar, bloc’s chair Philippines says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/asean-to-continue-constructive-and-principled-engagement-with-myanmar-20133531",
        "published": "2026-11-15T06:24:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Asean reaffirms engagement with Myanmar, seeks to advance peace plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/asean-reaffirms-engagement-with-myanmar-seeks-to-advance-peace-plan-20142580",
        "published": "2026-11-15T07:56:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}