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Brunei s chairmanship is truly Asean
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Kavi Chongkittavorn A veteran journalist on regional affairs
published : 27 Jul 2021 at 04:00
5 Myanmar armed forces chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, right, meets with Brunei s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, left, in Nay Pyi Taw last month. MYANMAR NEWS AGENCY via AFP
By default, Brunei s Asean chairmanship has brought into the open the bloc s strengths and weaknesses for all to see due to political disruption within the region. Throughout its 54 years of existence, Asean has been chastised and belittled as a talk-only-no-decision institution. Given the current environment, its success in maintaining regional sustainable peace and development for the past five decades nevertheless has become little more than a cliché.