Junta factor sows discord


UNRESOLVED differences about engagement with Myanmar’s military rulers are causing discord among Asean members, as a ministers’ meeting set for this week was pushed back.

The friction follows a tumultuous final few months of 2021 after Asean took the unprecedented step of sidelining Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing from its leaders’ summit in the wake of a military coup and use of deadly force against protesters.

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