MYANMAR’S human right abuses since the February 1 military coup have sparked a plea for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to consider expelling the country during the bloc’s two-day summit in Jakarta this weekend.
Myanmar’s National Unity Government, an opposition group formed last week by leading critics of the military junta, appealed for those gathered in the Indonesian capital to take firm action.
“Please, Asean member states, [do] not recognise the coup,” Naw Susanna Hla Hla Soe said in a phone call to Asean representatives.
“Please recognise and hear the cry of Myanmar’s people … by collaborating [with], supporting or recognising the National Unity Government of Myanmar,” she added.
South-East Asian leaders to press Myanmar junta to end violence, allow aid, say sources
thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Myanmar summit a test for Asean s credibility, says Thailand
thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Special Myanmar summit ‘Asean’s last chance to prove it can end crisis in own neighbourhood’
Says statement of Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK
Anti-coup protesters stand at a barricade as they clash with security forces on Bayint Naung Bridge in Mayangone, Yangon, Myanmar on March 16, 2021. File Photo: Reuters/ Stringer Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK has called on Asean leaders to unite to push the Myanmar junta to end horrific abuses against ordinary people and ensure it does not recognise the military as the country s legitimate rulers.
The call comes as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will hold a Special Summit on Myanmar on Saturday in Jakarta to discuss the crisis brought about by the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) coup in February.
Philippine president not attending Asean summit on Myanmar
thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.