Fighting comes days after regional meet to end violence
Junta says it will ‘consider’ ASEAN suggestions
Protest leaders call for more action against junta
Jakarta | Fighting erupted in eastern Myanmar near the Thai border early on Tuesday as ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked an army outpost in some of the most intense clashes since a February 1 coup plunged Myanmar into crisis.
The clash came as the junta, in an apparent setback for an attempt by the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) to end Myanmar’s turmoil, said it would “positively” consider the bloc’s suggestions made at a weekend meeting in Indonesia.
