BANGKOK -- Foreign ministers from five of ASEAN's 10 members met here Thursday to discuss recent developments in Myanmar, even as the rest skipped the meeting amid differing stances on the country's military rule.
Indonesia, Malaysia and others absent from Thailand-hosted gathering

ASEAN leaders pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony for a series of summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 11. © Reuters
BANGKOK -- Foreign ministers from five of ASEAN's 10 members met here Thursday to discuss recent developments in Myanmar, even as the rest skipped the meeting amid differing stances on the country's military rule.