After eight months of being played by Myanmar's junta, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has finally put its foot down. The decision to bar junta leader, Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing from attending this week's Asean Summit was as welcome as it was surprising. It must not only be a permanent decision by the regional bloc, but the start of a new, assertive approach that necessarily leads to direct engagement with the National Unity Government (NUG).
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