Singapore | Representatives of the Association of South-East Asian Nations were due to meet Myanmar’s military leaders yesterday amid growing despair in the nation, where the public health system is barely functioning and cash is hard to find.
The visit by this year’s ASEAN chairman, Brunei’s Erywan Yusof, and secretary-general Lim Jock Hoi was not how ASEAN diplomacy was supposed to play out.
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Emma Connors was South-east Asia correspondent from October 2019 until mid-2023, based in Jakarta and Singapore. She has previously edited Perspective and Opinion and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.connors@nine.com.au
