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Myanmar crisis is Asean’s Sisyphean burden
The stalemate is frustrating. But what can Asean really do but press on?
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Asean has maintained a stance of inviting only non-political representatives from Myanmar to meetings.
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Tan See Seng
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus, the founder and king of Ephyra, is consigned to unending punishment in the underworld by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only for it to roll back down every time he neared the top.
This tale came to mind as I read news of the hitherto futile efforts by Asean to bring an end to the violence in military-ruled Myanmar.
