Southeast Asian leaders met in Indonesia on Tuesday to seek a united voice on the yearslong Myanmar crisis as the Philippines said it was ready to replace the country's junta rulers as chair of the bloc in 2026.
Myanmar has been ravaged by deadly violence since a 2021 military coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government and unleashed a bloody crackdown on dissent.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — long decried by critics as a toothless talking shop — has been left divided over how to deal with Myanmar's rulers and other issues including Beijing's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.