Al Jazeera: When the former Maldives president conducted a cabinet meeting under water in 2009, it was the best government public relations move for a long time.
What a great way to get publicity and focus global attention on an issue that is so dear to the hearts of many people. Rising sea levels, climate change and the environment all tackled in one easy manoeuvre.
So as Malaysia takes the helm of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2015 and sits on the UN Security Council, one wonders...