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Even Warren Buffett makes statistical errors
News, Marty Fridson, Published on 24/05/2025
» One person you wouldn't expect to hear tout a statistical fallacy is Warren Buffett, but the legendary investor appeared to do just that at the recent Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, a reminder of just how easy it is to fall into statistical traps. While speaking at the annual meeting in early May, Mr Buffett commented while holding up a can of sugar-laden soda: "For 94 years I've been able to drink whatever I want to drink. They predict all kinds of terrible things for me, but it hasn't happened yet ... Charlie [Munger] and I never really exercised that much or did anything -- we were carefully preserving ourselves for these years."
Outbreak plan buried in past archives
News, Marty Natalegawa, Published on 11/02/2020
» The ongoing 2019-nCoV outbreak isn't the first time the world has had to grapple with the threat posed by an emerging, communicable disease.
Re-thinking 'Asean Outlook on Indo-Pacific'
News, Pou Sothirak, Published on 20/07/2019
» The unanimous adoption of the Asean Outlook on Indo-Pacific (AOIP) at the 34th Asean Summit in Bangkok last month demonstrated a common Asean position -- beyond Southeast Asia and it explicitly included the wider Indo-Pacific region. The Outlook should be seen as an important codification, a vital next step in order to develop and to expand the application of "the Asean Way" outside of its traditional domain.
Govt urged to push Indo-Pacific plan
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/07/2019
» Former permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow has urged Thailand, the current chair of Asean, to expand the remit of the East Asia Summit (EAS) to push forward the so-called Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
Projecting power through Asean unity
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 02/07/2019
» It only took a few seconds to change the substance of the discussion between Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and his Brunei counterpart, Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Erywan Yusof, during their bilateral meeting on June 21. The two ministers were talking about ways to reduce the high cost of mobile phone roaming services in Asean to promote people-to-people contact. They were discussing "doing something together, sort-of-thing, to promote a people-centred community", according to a source who was at the meeting, when the host quipped, "Why not have Asean host the World Cup?". The word "yes" was the immediate response from Brunei. The rest is history.
Decoding the Indo-Pacific outlook
News, Dio Herdiawan Tobing & Vicky Barreto, Published on 28/06/2019
» The 34th Asean Summit wrapped up last week in Bangkok, with the adoption of a crucial document known as the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP). Prime Minister, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, regarded the AOIP as a milestone as the bloc now has a unified perspective on how to deal with external partners in the region.
When Asean just isn't Asean enough
News, Johanna Son, Published on 13/09/2018
» China's bullying may be the first of Asean's headaches to come to mind, but its weakest links are those that have been gnawing away at its insides -- and undermining its members' own "Asean-ness".
Trump avoids sabotaging Asia summits by not going
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 06/09/2018
» US President Donald Trump's absence from Asia-Pacific summits will do little harm to America's long-term standing in the region. It might even help.
Locating Thailand in the Indo-Pacific region
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 30/01/2018
» Bluntly put, there are two reasons that propel Thailand to the front of the Asean queue in endorsing the US-led Indo-Pacific region concept. First of all, Thailand does not want the Indo-Pacific to concentrate on consultations between the US, India, Japan and Australia grouping -- known as the Quadrilateral or Quad. Bangkok perceives it as an emerging broader Indo-Pacific community. Secondly, the region's stability and prosperity will depend more on inclusive security cooperation both on land and at sea.