ASIA-PACIFIC | Thai election could sway ASEAN’s future Myanmar engagement

Workers make final preparations on March 27, 2022, at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Badung, Bali, ahead of the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors Meeting (AFMGM).(Antara/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo)

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Amid mounting pressure on Indonesia, this year’s ASEAN chair, to deliver a breakthrough in the Myanmar crisis, analysts say the Thai general election scheduled for mid-May could have a significant impact on the bloc’s actions and Myanmar’s future.

More than two years after the Myanmar military overthrew the country’s democratic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, ASEAN continues to fail to implement its peace initiative, the Five-Point Consensus (5PC).

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Thailand is widely suspected to be a quiet supporter of the Myanmar junta, a stance that has impeded the consensus-led 10-nation bloc.

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Yvette Tanamal
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
●   Wed, April 5, 2023

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