Myanmar’s political transition leaves ASEAN in a quandary

Nominal move to civilian rule seen as insufficient for key members of regional bloc Myanmar's representative at last week's ASEAN summit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, left, remained very much on the periphery of the gathering as the bloc still does not recognize the government's legitimacy. © Reuters BANGKOK — A summit of Southeast Asian leaders that ended in the Philippines on Friday has exposed the divisions within the ASEAN regional bloc about the supposed political makeover in Myanmar, which was yet again left out in the cold from the grouping's high-level gatherings.

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