THREE MAJOR ISSUES over violations of human rights and defamation of the monarchy have invited broad-based criticism and tarnished the reputation of the two-month-old government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Not long after he took over the helm, Amnesty International released a report detailing the systematic torture during detention by Thai security forces of Muslim suspects in the southern p....
In diplomacy, every gesture and response counts. At first, the scheduled courtesy call by Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday afternoon was supposed to last about 20 minutes. But the visit turned out to be nearly an hour of discussion. Before leaving Phnom Penh a few hours later, Kasit told the Thai delegation over dinner he had been impressed by Hun Sen's goo....
Asean summit in Singapore concludes with the leaders endorsing the Asean charter. Here is my analysis on difficulties and challenges facing the ten Asean members in achieving the goals of the charter.....