Asean at a 'crossroad' as Myanmar violence escalates and even diplomats are being attacked now

Indonesian Special Air Force personnel get to their guarding position at the Komodo International airport, ahead of the Aean Summit held in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. - Reuters

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia, May 9, 2023 (AFP): South-East Asian nations are at a "crossroad", a senior Indonesian minister warned Tuesday, as escalating violence in junta-controlled Myanmar loomed over a regional summit.

Myanmar has been ravaged by deadly violence since a military coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government more than two years ago and unleashed a bloody crackdown on dissent.