
[ 28 Jul 2022 ] 18 months after the shocking military coup, Myanmar is still in a state of violence and disarray. In a rare show of political unity, ASEAN blocked Myanmar’s leaders from taking part in high-level association meetings. ASEAN also appointed a Special Envoy to Myanmar to push a “five-point consensus” to bring the bloody violence to a temporary halt. But as ASEAN’s attempt to reduce the killing and executions helped at all? Prak Sokhonn, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister, and ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar speak in his first in-person interview with international media since taking office on In Conversation.