- What will Prayuth do as Thai Prime Minister? Joshua Kulantzick explains.
- Zhai Kun of CICIR asks: who makes the rules on the Chessboard of the South China Sea?
- Malaysia Airlines this week dropped its ad campaign asking travelers what destinations were on their 'bucket list'. The airline was unaware of what the phrase meant...
- A new HRW report slams Thailand over detention of migrant children.
- Pavin Chachavalpongpun explains the wisdom behind Prayuth's decisions.
- Much talk on the thawing of relations during a Vietnam politburo member's visit to China this week (the first since the rig incident). CSIS asks: wither Vietnam's foreign policy tilt? The Diplomat argues that the US should tread carefully in relations with Vietnam.
- There's also much chatter in the news media about Vietnam's 'new' Kilo-class submarines as a 'credible naval deterrent to China'. But this is nothing new. These noisy diesel subs offer only limited capability and still need trained crews (training is being conducted by Russia and India).
- ISEAS takes a look at gender and ageing in Southeast Asia.
- As the peace process in the Philippines between the Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front makes headway (it was stalled in July over disagreement on revisions to Bangsamoro Basic Law), the WSJ says Manila is moving closer to approving an autonomous Muslim region.
- On the six-month anniversary of the MH370 disappearance, relatives gathered in Beijing are angry at both their government and Malaysia.
- For frequent Southeast Asia fliers: Myanmar this week launched an eVisa system for Australians and citizens from 42 other countries, cutting previously lengthy visa processes.
- The WEF's Global Competitiveness Index was released this week, with Singapore again coming in at number 2 (behind Switzerland) and other Southeast Asian states improving (except Cambodia and Laos). At number 20, Malaysia was best ranked among Emerging and Developing Asian nations.
- One of the many problems in Myanmar's economic development: