Govt ducks Asean Myanmar challenge 8 Thitinan Pongsudhirak A PROFESSOR AT CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY published : 23 Apr 2021 at 04:00 8 A man carrying a placard stands during a protest against the military coup in Myanmar, outside Myanmar's embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia on Feb 5. REUTERS Asean's highly anticipated "special" summit tomorrow in Jakarta on Myanmar's crisis can be declared moot on arrival. What goes into it is likely more telling that what will come out of it. Nearly three months and more than 730 civilian deaths after Myanmar's military coup on Feb 1, Asean is still unable to address its rogue member state's atrocities against its own people. The summit attendance foretells trends and dynamics of what might come next in Myanmar's fast-moving and deadly events on the ground and how they will shape regional responses and global concerns.