- Thailand's 7500 tonnes of edible insects are helping struggling farmers and feeding a growing global market.
- Europe could play a bigger part in Freedom of Navigation disputes in the South China Sea, argues RUSI's Edward Schwarck.
- Malcolm Cook looks at Southeast Asia's growing divide and its similarities with Northeast Asia.
- Malaysia's Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government on the return of bodies of those who died in the MH17 disaster:
- The Washington Post looks at Thailand's despicable trafficking record.
- Border tensions remain between Bangladesh and Myanmar, explains IDSA's Gautam Sen. India could play a role in normalisation.
- According to Kuala Lumpur police, bomb-making material was purchased by 19 suspected jihadists loyal to ISIS. Their targets in the Malaysian capital included a Carlsberg brewery, pubs and discos.
- Over at CSIS, Kriti Sapra looks at the rising spectre of religious extremism in Southeast Asia.
- Malaysian PM Najib on which side Malaysia should take in the US-China rivalry: 'It's not as easy as choosing a football team.'
- The 2015 roll-out of the ASEAN Economic Community could increase inequalities, writes Sara Schonhardt.
- Yangon is planning a subway to free up its congested roads (it seems to get worse by the day). Here's the proposed map, and for train buffs, here's the Project's Facebook page.
- An excellent infographic put together by the Sumitro Chair at CSIS explains fishing competition between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea.
- 'The aroma is floral and chocolate, the taste is chocolate malt with a bit of cherry.' That's the description of the world's most expensive coffee, made in Thailand's Golden Triangle. It's Black Ivory Coffee made from feeding coffee beans to elephants, which are then retrieved from their dung:
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