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ASEAN faces Myanmar dilemma as some members pursue closer ties

Global Published 13 November 2026, 13:48 · archived 13 Nov 2026

BANGKOK: ASEAN is under increasing pressure at its upcoming summit to ease a five-year ban on Myanmar’s military-backed leaders attending high-level meetings, after Thailand and several other members stepped ​up engagement despite the country’s ongoing civil war. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are set to review their decision to exclude Myanmar when they meet ‌in Manila from November 15 to November 17. Myanmar has been in turmoil since 2021, when then-military chief Min Aung Hlaing ousted the elected government in a coup, unleashing armed conflict across much of the coun...

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