Myanmar shadow government wants ASEAN crisis talks invite

Yangon (AFP) April 18, 2021

Myanmar's shadow government on Sunday urged Southeast Asian leaders to give it a seat at the table during crisis talks next week, and not to recognise the military regime that seized power in a February coup. Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is expected to join a special ASEAN summit on Myanmar on Saturday in Jakarta - his first official overseas trip since the putsch that ousted civilian leade