How ASEAN Dealing with Myanmar Crisis
ASEAN, under Indonesia’s chairmanship, is seeing progress in its approach to the Myanmar crisis. Continuity is needed to prevent setbacks.
Iwan Kurniawan
September 11, 2023
WHEN Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) heads of state gathered for the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta on Tuesday, September 5, conflict raged in Sagaing, now the hottest region in Myanmar. The Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s junta military, attacked several villages and apprehended people. Local resistance groups retaliated.
The Khin-U People’s Defense Team (Khin-U PDT) intercepted 100 Myanmar soldiers about to enter Laung Shey villag
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