Thitinan Pongsudhirak

Myanmar's junta takes ASEAN for a ride

Southeast Asian bloc in danger of whitewashing a heinous regime

Being forced to revisit the past does not mean Myanmar will stay there

Compromise the only way to create a genuine constitutional monarchy

Beijing has divided world with coronavirus policies, making countries take sides

Future Forward party's dissolution will not stop millennials working for change

Aging elite and military work to suppress democratic reforms

Southeast Asian bloc should stop coining acronyms and start acting

But vote could yet herald a new era with chances for compromise and democratic progress

Bloc must deepen cooperation to counter dangers of growing super power rivalry

Beijing's road back to global greatness goes via partnership not one-sided expansionism