Taking the chair, not warming the seat


People in ASEAN costumes perform a dance during the opening ceremony of the 24th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 11 May 2014.

IT is apparent from a number of statements made by the Prime Minister and a buzz of activity that Malaysia will be taking the chair of Asean next year not just to warm the seat.

What is less apparent is a commitment to a clear articulation of a detailed plan for the next phase of Asean integration that truly reaches out to the people of the region which:

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