THE 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi began on October 28 in the midst of natural disasters happening in Indonesia. Amid the flood of sympathy from attending leaders, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono cut short his attendance at the summit and flew back to Indonesia last Wednesday to inspect rescue efforts following the tsunami that hit the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra. But on Friday October 29, Yudhoyono flew back to Hanoi to follow the rest of th