ASEAN at a 'crossroad' as escalating Myanmar violence looms over summit

ASEAN has reached a crossroads over the escalating violence in Myanmar, a senior Indonesian official told AFP © WILLY KURNIAWAN / POOL/AFP

Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) (AFP) – Southeast 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.