Asean, once again, don’t look away

Disconcerting developments: Now that the Tatmadaw has seized power, what is to become of the Rohingya? — AFP

THE military coup in Myanmar that overturned the election results and put the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi in house arrest is a shocking, if unsurprising, reminder that even as the pandemic rages, political strife continues around the world and the pandemic itself is used to enact and perpetuate authoritarianism.

As the harrowing scenes unfold, we can only express outrage over this turn of events: No country deserves to be ruled by force, and no country deserves to be deprived of their elected leaders.