Newly minted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s leadership comes at the right moment, as the country needs a leader with intellect and wisdom, says a veteran Thai journalist on regional affairs.
bangkokpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangkokpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand with distinctive styles of leadership and diplomatic finesse have succeeded in performing the most difficult somersault in international relations by uniting concerned parties from all sides over the Ukraine war to agree to disagree and then agree to agree. Bravo to the trio of Asean members for the outstanding success. A task that seemed impossible just a few weeks ago suddenly became a possibility. Indeed, if global leaders had some humility like the leaders in this part of the world, the outcome of these regional summits could serve as a stepping stone for peace and stability in the wider world. Southeast Asia could even shape the new international order in the making, as the hosts of three summits Asean, G20, and Apec have demonstrated.
Who could have imagined that the world's longest reigning prime minister, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen or Prime Minister Hun Sen as he is more commonly known would stand in the front row defending Ukraine against Russia as the biggest war in Europe since World War II rages on?