MPs back proposal to engage Myanmar's ousted unity government

Several opposition MPs have expressed their support for Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah’s proposal for Asean to establish an informal engagement with the National Unity Government (NUG) elected by the people of Myanmar before the military coup.

PKR’s Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin said Saifuddin’s suggestion is an attempt to break the impasse, as there has been no progress for the past year on the implementation of the Asean Five-Point Consensus (5PC).

“They (Myanmar) have been stonewalling and there is no....