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Legitimation seen as Asean's 'best weapon' in Myanmar crisis

Demonstrators marching during a protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, on April 19, 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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BANGKOK - From a safe house in Yangon, Myanmar anti-coup activist Khin Sandar reflects on the meaning of Asean.

"Mostly, people think it's about the leaders of the countries," she tells The Straits Times. "We have to reframe that - Asean is a people's community. Asean should stand with the people of Myanmar."

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