A brief news update from Myanmar Press Agency (MPA) on May 11, 2026, reports that the country’s military junta, described as having been “stung” or “hurt,” has stated that it has tolerated the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for too long.

The update, carried under the headline “MPA 12 PM News Update | May 11, 2026,” provides a single sentence in Burmese: “အရှိုက်ထိသွားတဲ့ စစ်အုပ်စု အာဆီယံကို သည်းခံနေတာကြာပြီဆိုပြီး…” — which translates to “the military junta, having been hurt, saying that it has been tolerating ASEAN for a long time…” The ellipsis suggests the statement may be part of a longer remark or that the update was truncated.

No further context, names, or specifics were included in the MPA report. It is unclear what event or comment prompted the junta’s statement, or whether the remark was directed at ASEAN’s recent diplomatic efforts, sanctions, or the ongoing exclusion of Myanmar’s generals from regional summits.

The update appears to reflect growing frustration within Myanmar’s military leadership toward the regional bloc. Since the 2021 coup, ASEAN has repeatedly called for dialogue and humanitarian access, while barring junta representatives from high-level meetings — a stance the junta has denounced as interference.

Without additional details from the MPA report, the exact trigger and intended audience for the junta’s statement remain unknown. The parenthetical phrasing suggests the source may have been a junta spokesperson or state media outlet, but the MPA update does not identify the speaker.

This is the extent of information available from the source. Readers should treat the report as a signal of deteriorating relations between Naypyidaw and ASEAN, but should avoid drawing specific conclusions until the full statement and context are released.