Myanmar crisis to dominate Asean leaders summit


SINGAPORE, May 7, 2023 (AFP): The festering crisis in Myanmar will loom over talks between South-East Asian leaders in Indonesia this week, as they renew calls for an end to the escalating violence.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military putsch that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government in February 2021, with the junta's bloody crackdown on dissent sparking social unrest and an economic disaster.

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