Indonesia’s Myanmar challenge

AFTER Indonesia was handed over the Asean chair in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov 13, 2022, the expectation of the rest of the grouping’s members pertained to the measures Indonesian President Joko Widoko would take to resolve the political crisis in Myanmar.

When Indonesia held the Asean chair last, it had expertly pulled its weight and rallied its Asean colleagues to muster up a credible response to the Myanmar crisis.