Suspend Myanmar from Asean if military won’t back down: lawmakers

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations must suspend Myanmar if its military rulers refuse to restore democracy and release civilian leaders from custody following February’s coup, six prominent past and present regional lawmakers said on Wednesday.The joint statement – initiated by Cambodia’s exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy – said regional governments in the 10-nation bloc needed to abandon “the old doctrine of non-interference” in the affairs of other Asean members, and instead explore…