Myanmar held the third and final round of its multiparty democratic general election on Sunday, with the military government saying the recognition of the people is what is needed, not the international community's stance. "The people's vote is the recognition we need," said Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who heads the current military government.

Myanmar’s military junta has billed the election as a return to democracy. International observers, however, have widely dismissed it as illegitimate.

Rebels and local media reports say that a military airstrike this week on a village in Myanmar sheltering displaced people from the northern township of Bhamo killed 21 people.

Current ASEAN chair the Philippines said it looked forward to further talks with opponents of Myanmar's ruling junta, and expected to engage more groups while