Initiating an Asean mini summit on Myanmar


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  • Wednesday, 10 Feb 2021

Protesters hold placards and flowers during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday. — AFP

YOU may roar with laughter if I insist that last week’s meeting between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his guest, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, could serve as an effective moment for Asean to prove to the world its crucial role in pressing Myanmar’s junta to restore civil supremacy.

You may have a long list of reasons to support your argument that Asean will fail, but I bet you will be wrong.

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