ASEAN Diplomacy in Manila: Southeast Asia’s top diplomats meet in the Philippines as the Iran conflict, South China Sea tensions, and Myanmar’s civil war loom over the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, China’s Wang Yi and Russia’s Lavrov expected to attend. Myanmar Crisis at the Table: ASEAN is set to keep pressing for the Five-Point Consensus, but analysts say the approach lacks benchmarks and has failed to change realities on the ground. Rohingya Sea Tragedy: Reports say more than 500 Rohingya vanished or died after two overcrowded boats left Rakhine State in late June, highlighting how discrimination and border containment push people into deadly routes. Border Security Moves: Bangladesh’s home minister says a barbed-wire fence is being considered along the Myanmar border, while claiming the country has stopped illegal “push-in” attempts. Regional Humanitarian Finance: Myanmar’s Agricultural Development Bank has disbursed over K16 billion in monsoon loans to nearly 10,000 Shan farmers across more than 60,000 acres. Local Watch: Yangon sources say buildings around Aung San Stadium are being demolished ahead of redevelopment.