Non-interference from Asean partners need not mean looking the other way amid loss of life and a serious threat to collective security.

Analysts urge Asean to act quickly and facilitate dialogue, but warn the bloc’s efforts may ‘no longer be sufficient’ given limited tools for intervention.

Fresh shelling came as Asean chair Malaysia urged both sides to halt violence that has left at least 16 people dead.

Beijing says it supports Asean efforts to mediate and political solutions ‘in line with the Asean way’.

A personal feud between two of Southeast Asia’s political titans is inflaming the worst violence on the border in more than a decade.

If Asean cannot muster the will to prevent armed conflict among its members, it will be seen as little more than a ceremonial shell.

Non-interference from Asean partners need not mean looking the other way amid loss of life and a serious threat to collective security.

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