It’s pretty shameful the way ASEAN is reacting (or lack-thereof) to Burma’s disgusting handling of the crisis (refusing aid, humanitarian workers etc… ). It just weakens the image of ASEAN as nothing more than a useless “formal” organization. This was a genuine opportunity for ASEAN to show it’s worth to the international community and to its own people, but I guess they decided to play dumb and let things get worst in Burma — effectively abandoning the burmese people. Which begs the question does the ASEAN organization exists for its leaders or its people? Pathetic.
Links:
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/news/myanmar.crisis/
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/JE14Ae01.html
