Dropped jaws, whispers and a delayed statement

In the spotlight: Don (right) talking with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan during the Asean Post Ministerial Conference with the United States at the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Jakarta. — AFP

Asean foreign ministers last week held more than 15 meetings here, among themselves as well as with external partners.

But these were seemingly eclipsed by the surprise announcement that Thailand’s outgoing Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai made last Wednesday.