- The Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military, is facing dramatic and difficult change as it tries to modernise and find its place within the country's transition to democracy, says an International Crisis Group report.
- CSIS talks to NPR on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a key component of Obama's trip in Asia.
- Ian Storey in an ISEAS Perspectives paper asks: 'Will Arctic Shipping Routes Eat Singapore's Lunch?'
- Myanmar's delayed census will conclude this week, with an analysis of results to begin in May.
- The World Bank gives Vietnam US$390 million to combat poverty in some of the country's poorest areas.
- Brunei postpones implementation of Sharia law amid international criticism. VICE took a critical look last month.
- The US and Philippines sign a 10-year defence agreement.
- An excellent VICE documentary (which has recently gone viral in Thailand) follows two wealthy Thai protesters in 'Driving Ferraris with Thai Royalists' (contains some bloody scenes):