The rift within the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party started long before it began choosing candidates for the November 8 general election and the speculation about the political future of President U Thein Sein.
Myanmar's junta moved deposed leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest last week but that was not enough to ease deep divisions among ASEAN leaders over how best to engage with the pariah state.
BY AFP
