Myanmar needs to admit rape of minority women
Myanmar's central government has yet to acknowledge the military's use of rape as a weapon of war against ethnic women, but it has to do so if there is to be real peace in the country, argues Christine Leah and Nan Paw Gay in this analysis. more ...
Insight: Hopeful messages from the Brunei summit
The ASEAN summit in May 2013 ended with brighter prospects on the political and security front than on the economic one, ahead of th ASEAN Community in 2015, says Rizal Sukma of Indonesia's Centre for Strategic Studies. more ...
Thailand, Myanmar share common destiny
BANGKOK, THAILAND, May 17 (Bangkok Post) - One of the exaggerated nuggets of official Thai history focuses on Siamese independence in December 1767 after its capital Ayutthaya had been sacked by converging Burmese armies seven months earlier. more ...
Chairman’s Statement of The 22nd ASEAN Summit, “Our People, Our Future Together”
The following is the Chairman's Statement at the 22nd ASEAN Summit, held in Bandar Seri Begawan in April 2013. more ...