The 77-year-old is serving 33 years in prison after convictions in more than a dozen cases that she has called absurd and her allies say were orchestrated by the junta.
Regional bloc urgest Myanmar to fully implement a deal, which calls for an end to violence and dialogue between the military government and rebels.
Alternatives to the death penalty under the sweeping reforms passed by parliament earlier this week include caning and a jail term of up to 40 years.
Convictions for several offences, including murder and drug trafficking, previously came with automatic death penalties, giving judges no leeway.
The delegation of more than 50 companies is a sign of rising interest in the global manufacturing hub, which is benefiting from a shift away from China amid Sino-US trade friction.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah underlined the importance of increasing cooperation between ASEAN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
UNICEF says 390 people had been wounded or killed by landmines or unexploded ordnances in 2022, an almost 40 percent spike compared to 2021.
Two years on, Myanmar's junta still hasn't carried out the agreed-upon peace plan that called for an end to violence and dialogue between the military and rebels.
Two years after the coup, Washington DC also warns against the South Asian country's purchase of military equipment from Russia.
Once one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, Myanmar has now fallen way behind since the 2021 military takeover, with an estimated 40 percent of the population living in poverty.
US President Joe Biden held talks with allies Japan and South Korea as fears mount North Korea would soon conduct its seventh nuclear test amid a record-breaking recent spate of missile tests.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticised Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy at the conclusion of the ASEAN summit, saying the US is attempting to bypass "inclusive structures" for regional co-operation.
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