Attempt to bar diplomat from Myanmar military junta fails

RNZ— Myanmar community members applied to the courts to bar the diplomat from attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Council on Foreign Relations—The Bottom Is Falling Out for Myanmar’s Junta. The Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power.

Radio Free Asia—Myanmar insurgents capture junta base in south. More than 30 weapons were seized from the junta’s base camp, an official said.

Radio Free Asia—ASEAN calls for a ceasefire in Myanmar a boon for struggling junta. Peace requires turning against the junta, not trying to prop up its dying power through negotiations.