ASEAN aims to put Myanmar on peace clock, stop being 'held hostage'

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Leaders stand for the ASEAN anthem at the summit opening ceremony in Phnom Penh on Nov. 11. © Reuters

CLIFF VENZON, TSUBASA SURUGA and LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writers

PHNOM PENH -- Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed on Friday that Myanmar's military regime needs to comply with a crisis resolution plan based on "measurable indicators" and a "specific timeline," as frustration grows over the country's protracted violence and political turmoil.

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