Burma Urged to Stop ‘Unsustainable’ Conflict by Wong

Conflict in Burma, also known as Myanmar, is getting worse and has urged its leaders to take a different path as violence in the country escalates, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says. The senator has issued a direct plea to the nation’s military rulers on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional gathering in Laos. Conflict has raged in Burma, a country of more than 50 million people, since the military seized control from Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in 2021. Senator Wong said the situation was deeply concerning and worsening, with the economy on a “very difficult track” while deaths, violence, and pain was caused by the conflict evident....