Asean calls for dialogue while UN chief condemns Myanmar coup

BANGKOK, Feb 2 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Asean has called for the return to dialogue and reconciliation in Myanmar after the military staged a coup on Monday (Feb 1) morning.

According to China's Xinhua news agency, Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other senior officials were detained by the military early on Monday (Feb 1).