On June 17, The Asia Foundation will honor His Excellency U Thura Shwe Mann, speaker of the lower house of Myanmar’s parliament, at Foundation headquarters for a special breakfast hosted by President 
Posts By Peggy Kek
Progress on Economy at ASEAN Talks, But South China Sea Rocks the Boat
November 28, 2012
This month, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was at the center of a flurry of diplomatic activity as members gathered in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh for the annual summit meeting, as well as a series of high-level “ASEAN plus” meetings…
Topics: ASEAN | Economic Development | Governance | Regional Cooperation | Washington DC
Countries: Burma / Myanmar | Cambodia | China | India | Singapore | Vietnam
ASEAN Must Close Ranks Quickly
August 8, 2012
The Foreign Ministers of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were reluctant history-makers last month. The 45th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM), which took place in July in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh…
Topics: ASEAN | Governance | International Development | Regional Cooperation | Washington DC
Countries: Burma / Myanmar | Cambodia | China | Indonesia | Laos | Malaysia | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam
Singapore Elections Galvanize New Electorate
May 18, 2011
In Singapore’s recent General Election, the incumbent People’s Action Party (PAP) won 81 seats and the opposition Workers’ Party picked up the remaining six. Yet, many – victors and vanquished alike – are calling it a “watershed” election.
Topics: Elections | Regional Cooperation | Washington DC
Countries: Singapore