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 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
