Articles named 'We must be ready for future disasters' and 'Remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami' by Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and His Excellency Mr. Sihasak Puangketkeow, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, published in regional newspapers, for example 'Bangkok Post' and 'The Myanmar Times' and on many online news websites like The Malaysian Insider, Eurasia Review and Asian Tribune, in order to promote the regional cooperation on the prevention of natural disasters. Both articles are as attached herewith. cir1028