The writer says the suggestion of suspending Myanmar from Asean membership, even if temporarily, should be given utmost consideration. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - Whether one likes to call it Myanmar or Burma, both expressions currently point to a failed state.
The fact that the NLD has romped home to a major electoral factory in Nov 2020, despite a pandemic that was fast unfolding all across the world and not just Myanmar, made for an even more humiliating slap on the proverbial face of the Senior General himself. not only wanted the presidency but full control of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Borders and the Ministry of Public Security, further destroyed any chances of a peaceful dialogue both before and after the coup of Feb 1, 2021, which the world has roundly condemned, except a bare few such as North Korea and Cuba.
Suggestion of suspending Myanmar from Asean membership, even if temporarily, should be given utmost consideration. First and foremost, the 2,401 km border between Thailand and Myanmar are not on a permanent state of alert, as is the 2,400 km between Myanmar and China, Asean’s Comprehensive Strategic Partner .
These are problems that the likes of Malaysia, Thailand and elsewhere bordering Myanmar have had to deal with.
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