Group photo taken at the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Luang Prabang on January 29, including the permanent secretary of Myanmar's foreign ministry Daw Marlar Than Htike on the far left. (AFP)

As ASEAN chair, will Laos play it safe on Myanmar?

Some fear Laos will try to normalise the junta or serve Chinese interests, but while past behaviour shows a commitment to its ASEAN neighbours, it may ultimately just go through the motions and leave the status quo unchanged.

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