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Asean, in disarray, needs to recalibrate
Kasit Piromya, Published on 17/02/2025
» Since its inception in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has represented a story of success in regional cooperation among developing countries. Its founding nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand chose to support the free world and oppose communism, refuted the domino theory of communism's spread and positioned the region to emerge from the Cold War era intact, enriched and self-confident.
Thailand must be a friend to Myanmar people
Oped, Kasit Piromya, Published on 24/03/2021
» Ten years ago, when Myanmar's then-ruling junta initiated a series of reforms to open the country up after decades of military rule, was also the time I was Thailand's foreign minister. I remember well how myself and other Asean foreign envoys met regularly with our Myanmar counterpart ahead of Myanmar's 2010 general election -- a heavily flawed vote, but one that would pave the way for some form of democracy in the country.