The Myanmar dilemma - Time for Prayut to turn his back on Myanmar junta and back a bolder Asean response

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attend a funeral for victims of the Young Children's Development Centre inside Wat Rat Samakee temple of Uthai Sawan, north eastern Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. A former police officer burst into a day care center in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers before shooting more people as he fled. - AP

JAKARTA, Oct 11 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha must be enthusiastic about attending the Asean leaders’ biannual summit in Phnom Penh next month, especially the session on measures to end the Myanmar junta’s killings and oppression.

Prayut’s nearly unconditional support for junta leader General Aung Min Hlaing has made it more difficult for regional leaders to reach decisive agreements because they know Prayut with come to Hlaing’s rescue.