Thongsing Thammavong, Najib Razak, Thein Sein

Greg Lopez - 25 Jun, 2012

Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from left, Laos’ Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak and Myanmar’s President Thein Sein join hands during a group photo at the opening ceremony of the 20th ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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Greg Lopez
Greg Lopez is a research fellow at Murdoch University Executive Education Centre and New MandalaтАЩs Malaysia and Singapore section editor.
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