"They really hit it off," Duterte's Communications Secretary Martin Andanar told reporters after the meeting with Trump. The government in mostly-Buddhist Myanmar regards the Rohingya as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and does not recognise the term. Over 600,000 Rohingya have fled to refugee camps in Bangladesh since military clearance operations were launched in response to attacks by Rohingya militants on Aug 25. (EPA photo)South China Sea warningThe Asean leaders did agree that they should not take a lull in the dispute over the South China Sea for granted. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suggested ahead of the summit that, despite their differences, the leaders should not discuss the South China Sea.

Source: Bangkok Post November 13, 2017 13:07 UTC