Southeast Asia links: Myanmar election date, Najib memes, Thailand's troubles and more

Myanmar set its election date for 8 November.
Vietnam and the US released a joint vision statement after the visit by Nguyen Phu Trong to Washington. Le Hong Hiep wrote on the geopolitics of the Vietnam-US rapprochement.
Amid much controversy, Thailand deported over 100 Uighurs back to China.
International Crisis Group released a report on Thailand's deep south and the need to 'lay foundations for a durable official peace-dialogue process'.
Rob Edens argue that its time for the EU and US to get tough on the Thai junta.
Due to drought and mismanagement, parts of Thailand ran out of drinking water this week. Bangkok is also in the crosshairs.
Malaysia may be shifted from the lowest rank of the US government's trafficking-in-persons list, much to the displeasure of activist groups.
Myanmar ratified the chemical weapons convention, leaving only five countries to join the convention. On this site last year, Andrew Selth looked at claims of Myanmar's chemical weapons production.
Memes about Malaysian PM Najib went viral this week on the back of corruption accusations. There is a selection here.
Yangon's hospitals are struggling with a dengue fever epidemic.
The rise and rise of Myanmar's Buddhist lobby, the Ma Ba Tha.
Malaysia arrested two more ISIS-linked suspects. Last month, Zach Abuza took an excellent look at ISIS in Southeast Asia.
Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak on the meaning of an ASEAN Community: