Thai PM says not attending ASEAN summit on Myanmar in Jakarta

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday that he would not be attending a summit of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta on April 24, where the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar is set to be discussed.

Prayuth said Thailand would be represented by Deputy Prime Minister Don Pramudwinai, who is also a foreign minister, at the meeting of ASEAN leaders at the bloc's Jakarta headquarters.