Asean faces Myanmar dilemma as some members pursue closer ties

Asean is under increasing pressure at its upcoming summit to ease a five-year ban on Myanmar’s military-backed leaders attending high-level meetings, after Thailand and several other members stepped up engagement despite the country’s ongoing civil war. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are set to review their decision to exclude Myanmar when they meet in Manila from Nov 15 to Nov 17. Myanmar has been in turmoil since 2021, when then-military chief Min Aung Hlaing ous

Source: Dawn