- Dozens of bodies have been found in a mass grave at a human trafficking camp in southern Thailand. Human Rights Watch has called for an international investigation. Francis Wade says this is just the tip of the iceberg.
- Vietnam will arm its new Kilo-class submarines with land-attack missiles, a first in Southeast Asia and likely to be deemed provocative by China.
- On these pages there was in-depth analysis on Indonesia's execution of two Australians (here, here, and here) and Michael Fullilove penned an op-ed on why a diplomatic campaign to end the death penalty would be a fitting response to the executions.
- The ASEAN Chairman's Statement spoke of the achievements of last week's summit. CSIS's Ernie Bower has a great recap on CogitASIA's podcast.
- Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani from ISEAS on Islamisation policy and Islamic bureaucracy in Malaysia. Brookings Institution's Joseph Chinyong Liow explores Malaysia's ISIS conundrum.
- International Crisis Group has released an excellent report on Myanmar's upcoming elections. And Renaud Egreteau explored Military quotas in Myanmar's parliament for ISEAS. Importantly, Shwe Mann threw his hat into the race this week during a visit to the US.
- The World Bank on how Laos can build a more stable and inclusive economy.
- IISS looks at a recent agreement on nuclear technology between Russia and Myanmar. (Thanks Andrew.)
- A crucial phase of the ceasefire process in Myanmar this week, led by the country's largest armed ethnic group, the United Wa State Army.
- Worrying data on Thailand's conflict in the restive south:
