Singapore | South-East Asian leaders will next week consider a proposal to ban the Myanmar junta from all ministerial-level meetings in a diplomatic slapdown that would have global repercussions.
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is unlikely to agree to suspend Myanmar’s membership from the regional bloc at a leaders meeting in Phnom Penh next week, but a proposal from Malaysia to freeze out the junta could get over the line.
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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, Review and op-ed, and has written extensively across the AFR and related titles. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.connors@nine.com.au
