Myanmar’s Reform & her Relations with Southeast Asia

ByProfessor Chaw Chaw Sein

IR, University of Yangon19-2-2014

Introduction

• related with Myanmar's domestic and regional

affairs

• founding member of the NAM

• changes under New Myanmar

• ASEAN Chairmanship

Content

• Myanmar’s Reform

• Myanmar's Internal Challenges and Impact on

SEA

• Myanmar's Regional Challenge and ASEAN

Chairmanship

I. Waves of Reforms

Waves of Reforms

• political

• socio-economy

• administrative

• private sector

Peace making process• Successive governments effort on cease-fire

agreements• Peace making under New Government• Cease-fire• Union level PM Committee• Political dialogue

Peace Talks

• Shweli , 4.2.2013• Joint Statement on 7 point agreement on

cease-fire• Laiza Peace Conference, 30.10.2013• Eleven point• Political dialogue• Creation of federal army

Remarkable achievements

• Poverty reduction, social protection,

• Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum,

Myanmar Green Economic, Green Growth

Forum,

• World Economic Forum

II. Myanmar’s Internal Challenges & its Impact on SEA

MYANMAR

Communal Violence in Rakhine State

• Successive Myanmar government efforts

• Spoilage of international relations

• Spill over to Malaysia & Indonesia

Myanmar-Indonesia

• A Treaty of Friendship in 1951

• founding member of NAM

• working closely with Myanmar in promoting

democratization and government reforms

Myanmar-IndonesiaDialogue

• Indonesia-Myanmar Dialogue has been taking

place both in Yangon and Bali in 2013

• Decentralization, Democratization & Peace

Building

Myanmar-Malaysia

• 1965 largely focus on economic development,

insurgency suppression, collaboration in

combating drug trafficking.

• Myanmar's admission to ASEAN,

• Mahathir’s interest both in economy &

political

III. Myanmar's Regional Challenge and ASEAN Chairmanship

ASEAN Chairmanship

• 2006 issue of chairmanship• Top agenda of 2014• South China Sea disputes, natural disaster

management, AEC

ASEAN Chairmanship

• 2006 issue of chairmanship• Top agenda of 2014• South China Sea disputes, natural disaster

management, AEC

Workshop on Myanmar ASEAN Chair

• “ Myanmar's Reform: Achieving Progress through Democracy” MISIS and Cambodian institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP)

• "Myanmar's ASEAN Chairmanship: The Way Forward", organized by MISIS and SIIA

• AMM retreat at Bagan • The chairmanship in Cambodia in ASEAN history• Case of Kampuchea

Thank you..