LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia: Junta-ruled Myanmar is set to dominate a meeting of Southeast Asian nations in Indonesia starting Tuesday, after an airstrike on a village last month reportedly killed at least 170 people.
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. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations — long-decried by critics as a toothless talking shop — has led diplomatic attempts to resolve the crisis.
The shooting happened days before the May 9-11 Asean summit on the Indonesian island of Flores, where foreign ministers and leaders will continue efforts to kick-start a five-point plan agreed with Myanmar two years ago after mediation attempts to end the violence failed. 'The incident certainly raises the urgency of Myanmar as a key discussion point at this summit,' a Southeast Asian diplomat told Agence France-Presse.
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