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Duterte ends his colourful Asean lead role
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/11/2017
» Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has upended regional diplomacy and his country's ties with major powers. He put Asean on the map on par with the superpowers during the past 429 days to be exact, from Sept 8, 2016 to today. He will pass the baton to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday.
Donald Trump must learn virtues of EAS
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 09/11/2017
» The region's premium strategic forum, known as the East Asia Summit (EAS), which was established in 2005, has been the only place where Indo-Pacific leaders can present concerns and establish goodwill.
Vietnam aims to shine under Apec spotlight
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 31/10/2017
» After more than three decades of economic reforms, Vietnam will play host to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang on Nov 10-11. Given the rapidly changing world and this dynamic region, the summit has great significance in terms of economic and strategic matters.
Action needed for economic self-sufficiency
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/10/2017
» With the world in flux and full of uncertainty and local conditions that are still a work-in-progress, to be self-sufficient and sustainable is ultimately the best method to cope with unknown challenges.
Will Trump derail Obama's legacy in SEA?
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 17/10/2017
» As the administration of US President Donald Trump enters its tenth month, one of the most frequently asked questions is whether he will try to take down his predecessor's legacy in Southeast Asia. The answer is both no, and yes.
Reading between the lines of Prayut's US trip
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 10/10/2017
» As far as US policy toward Southeast Asia is concerned, President Donald Trump's ability to change direction was highly visible during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's visit to Washington last week. After nine months in power, Mr Trump has effectively normalised US ties with Thailand after three years of them being off the radar. But it needed hard work and a well-timed and executed plan to accomplish.
The 184-year-old paradox of elephant-eagle relations
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 02/10/2017
» The elephant and eagle as symbols of Thailand and the United States were not the creation of today's news spin-meisters. In 1833, US president Andrew Jackson gave a gift to King Rama III that symbolised one of the most important relations the US had with the outside world -- its first foreign mission in Asia. Jackson gave the king a sword with an eagle representing America and an elephant representing Siam carved into the handle.
Sino-Singapore bonhomie bodes well
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 26/09/2017
» Make no mistake, Singapore will always be a powerful catalyst of Asean-China relations. Despite the hullabaloo resulting from diplomatic spats between Singapore and China last year, the two have now reset their relations, recognising the new reality of the emerging strategic landscape in the region and elsewhere.
Neighbourly diplomacy shifts from Laos
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 19/09/2017
» The twists and turns of Thailand's diplomacy toward its neighbouring countries have recently undergone a metamorphosis. The military's seizure of power from the elected government in May 2014 allowed civilian decision-makers and security officers to reboot ties with the bordering countries. But not all such attempts have been successful.
Myanmar broadcast media awakening caught on film
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 12/09/2017
» "It is a great living experience," said film-maker Turid Rogne, 41, who has spent the past six years tracking the reporters of the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) inside Myanmar. Her aim was to capture their media investigations and activities on film during the good and bad times after the Thein Sein government opened up the media landscape in Myanmar at the end of 2011.