UN envoy urges Asean to act as Myanmar junta ignores consensus plan

The United Nations special envoy for Myanmar has warned Asean that time was running out in getting the country’s junta to comply with the five-point consensus plan drawn up in April, with the regional bloc also being criticised by commentators for its inertia over the matter.“Clearly, it’s up to Asean how to react,” Christine Schraner Burgener said in a virtual press conference. “We should be aware that time is ticking and we have not a lot of time to see action on the ground, because time will…