Flip News — southeast-asia news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/southeast-asia/ The latest Flip News stories on southeast-asia. en-GB Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:28:47 GMT US opens direct talks with Myanmar's generals, reversing years of isolation https://flipnews.co.uk/world/us-myanmar-direct-talks/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/us-myanmar-direct-talks/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Trump administration has begun direct talks with Myanmar's military government, including a secret September meeting in Naypyitaw — the highest-level US contact since the 2021 coup. Tom Ellery myanmar us-myanmar-relations donald-trump us-foreign-policy rare-earths southeast-asia Reuters