Global Courant 2023-05-11 16:59:02
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Our Asian Insider Newsletter this week focused on the Myanmar crisis at the meeting of ASEAN leaders in the fishing village of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Just days before the 42nd ASEAN Summit, a convoy of diplomats and aid workers from the region traveling in Myanmar’s Shan state was attacked. the country’s crisis.
Other highlights of the meeting included the adoption of a roadmap for East Timor’s entry into the regional bloc and discussion of rising tensions in the South China Sea.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha skipped the summit to campaign for his new party instead as rallies for Sunday’s general election get under way. The polls look set to be a showdown between pro-military parties like his United Thai Nation and Palang Pracharath against pro-democracy factions like Pheu Thai and Move Forward. The race for votes is also playing out online, with videos on social media ranging from a loincloth tying tutorial to a clip showing off Mr. Prayut’s softer side.
