Myanmar Likely to Forego ASEAN Chair
Military-ruled Myanmar indicated Sunday it would forfeit its chance to assume the rotating chairmanship of the regional ASEAN security organization to spare the group from rebukes over the ruling junta’s poor democracy record. As Asia and Pacific nations opened their top annual security conference in the Laotian capital, Australia appeared set to embrace a regional nonaggression pact, reversing its long-standing opposition. Full Story