• OPINION

  Xi's visit signals better Sino-Vietnam ties

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 19/12/2023

  » About 18 hours ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip here, at the Tam Vi, a Michelin-star Vietnamese restaurant, a group of young Chinese entrepreneurs were discussing the prospects of his historic visit on Dec 12-13.

• OPINION

  Combatting fake news the Asean way

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 06/06/2023

  » Three weeks have passed since the general election, and the Thai media is still flooded with fake news and disinformation of all kinds. Essentially, these are designed to harm a particular individual, a political group or the country. Overall, the country's domestic environment is very fluid. Aside from efforts to form a new coalition government, the most important issues are related to national security and diplomacy.

• OPINION

  Asean juggles triangular power game

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 09/04/2024

  » A rising China, a trusted Japan, and a declining America are three cogs dictating the global geopolitical landscape in Southeast Asia in the months, if not years, to come. Amidst intensifying geopolitics, Asean is in a position where this could either be a blessing or a curse.

• OPINION

  Myanmar crisis: security and humanity

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 19/03/2024

  » The situation inside Myanmar remains fast-changing and unpredictable, leaving the Srettha government having to recalibrate its policies towards our strife-torn neighbour.

• OPINION

  Myanmar eyes return to Asean fold

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 13/02/2024

  » To understand the current game plan of Myanmar's military regime, it is perhaps a good time to remind ourselves of the letter written by former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Aug 19, 2022. The rather blunt personal letter urged the junta leader to implement the Five-Point Consensus (5PC), saying that if he fails to do so, his Asean colleagues might ban Myanmar from all meetings and recognise the National Unity Government (NUG). In short, Asean would give the seat to the NUG. The letter angered the general, and Hun Sen's practical advice was ignored, including his call for amnesty for four activists who had been sentenced to death. For the past three years, Myanmar's seat at Asean's high-level meetings has been left vacant. Then, on Feb 29, the seat was occupied temporarily.

• OPINION

  Key steps of Thailand's bid to join OECD

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 16/01/2024

  » Thailand finally submitted a letter of intent to the Organization of Economic and Cooperation Development (OECD), fulfilling a long ambition to become a strong market-based economy that is more globally competitive.

• OPINION

  The secret new Thai-French relations

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 21/11/2023

  » The photos at the Elysee Palace in Paris said it all. French President Emmanuel Macron posing with Somdet Phra Maha Theerajarn -- the abbot of Wat Pho -- their hands firmly clasped, not only manifested the affinity between Thailand and France, but also their leaders and people, as well as their spiritual inspiration.

• OPINION

  Finally, Japan shows diplomatic finesse

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 31/10/2023

  » One quick slash by a katana is all that it takes. That was what Japan did by staying out the recent statement of the Group of Seven (G7) on the Israel-Hamas war, which has already resulted in huge cost to human life. Japan has a soft spot when it comes to civilian casualties and the advent of war. The devastating effects of the atomic bombs are still fresh in the collective memories of the Japanese public.

• OPINION

  Asean, GCC meet amid Mideast crisis

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/10/2023

  » The summit between the leaders of Asean and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Saudi Arabia last Friday was the first time the two regional organisations collaborated in what is developing into a divided and fast-changing global environment.

• OPINION

  Asean's response to Israel-Hamas war

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 17/10/2023

  » More than ever before, the current Israeli-Hamas war has revealed the starkly different positions and views held by the 10 Asean members towards the abiding conflict in the Middle East. Asean has not issued a joint statement over the brutal attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which launched a large-scale offensive from the Gaza Strip on southern Israel on Oct 7.

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