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Jakarta, Indonesia—The strong backing of emerging economic giants China and India of the dictatorship is effectively fending off the demands for democratization of Burma by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Prof. Hank Lim, director...
Tags: Burma, Asean Economic Community, Asean Economic Blueprint, Myanmar, India, China, economic integration, Indonesia, Philippines, Manila, Diplomatic conferences, International reaction to the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests, Politics, International organizations, ASEAN, Organizations associated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN Summit, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
2009/12/02 IT is hard to find anything redeeming about the Myanmar junta after decades of repression and misrule. The generals of Naypyidaw, which the North Koreans helped build, only have those peers left in the world whose villainy is measured not...
Tags: National League for Democracy, Myanmar, Yangon, Social Issues, AIDS, HIV/AIDS, Burma, HIV/AIDS in Asia, Phyu Phyu Thin, Aung San Suu Kyi, Sexually transmitted diseases and infections, HIV/AIDS in the People's Republic of China, Than Shwe, Politics, Burmese anti-government protests, Politics of Burma, Immunodeficiency, Health Medical Pharma, Cyclone Nargis, International reaction to the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests, Aung San, Pandemics, ASEAN, World AIDS Day, ASEAN Summit
Laotian Prime Minister Bouason Boupphavanh has expressed concern that the Thai-Cambodian conflict could affect Asean's unity and reputation in the international arena. In an exclusive interview with The Nation earlier this week, the Laotian leader said,...
Tags: Laotian PM Bouason, Bouason Boupphavanh, Laos, prime minister, Asean Charter, Thailand, Asean Summit, sea games, minister bouason, Cambodia, Vientiane, Diplomatic conferences, Politics, International organizations, ASEAN, Least Developed Countries
India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, domestic consultations were held through various rounds of inter-ministerial meetings and stakeholder dialogues...Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha...
Tags: trade agreement, free trade, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Diplomatic conferences, Free trade area, ASEAN Free Trade Area, ASEAN Summit, Business Finance, Organizations associated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, International organizations, ASEAN, Politics
Industrial metals are also benefitting from bets that an improvement in the world economy will lead to an upturn in demand. Gold reached a record of $1,173 an ounce in New York , boosted by weaker US currency. "Gold appears to be a good buffer in a portfolio,...
Tags: China, refined copper, France, Paris, Transition metals, Inflation, Precious metal, Gold, Copper, Chemical elements, Electrical conductors, Noble metals, Business Finance, United States dollar, Futures contract, Money, Precious metals, Gold coin, South Korea, ASEAN Free Trade Area, ASEAN Summit, Organizations associated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, Economy of Asia, London Metal Exchange, Tin, Peak copper, Cent, Price of petroleum, STOXX, Commodity market, Commodity, Commodities market, Derivatives
Asia-Pacific diplomatic framework, the bloc's chief said Friday. Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said the "plethora of regional architectures that has been proposed in recent times" suggested that the 10-nation bloc no longer had a central role in the...
Tags: ASEAN, Indonesia, Jakarta, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Charter, ASEAN Summit, Organizations associated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Diplomatic conferences, International organizations, Politics
23 October 2009, Cha-am Hua Hin, Thailand ************************ Your Majesty, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. I would like, once again, to extend a very warm welcome to all of you to Cha-am Hua Hin. 2.
Tags: Asean Community Councils, Hua Hin, Thailand, ASEAN, Bangkok, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Chiang Mai Initiative, ASEAN Summit, Organizations associated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, International organizations, Diplomatic conferences, Politics
Cambodia-Thailand row Huala Adolf , Bandung Thu, 11/19/2009 1:09 PM Opinion The row between Cambodia and Thailand has been worsening recently. The decision of the Cambodia government to appoint former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra as its personal...
Tags: Cambodia-Thailand, ASEAN, Thailand, Bangkok, Preah Vihear Temple, ASEAN Free Trade Area, ASEAN Summit, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Thaksin Shinawatra, Politics
Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry held in Bandasri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam last week...At the meeting, Myanmar delegation discussed the reduction of disadvantages of climate change for food sufficiency, regional cooperation and construction of...
Tags: ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture, New Light of Myanmar, asean member, Myanmar, Yangon, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Diplomatic conferences, Burma, ASEAN Summit, ASEAN Eminent Persons Group, Business Finance, Environment, International organizations, Organizations associated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN
The group gave no timetable for completing the project, with Balato saying some members still did not even have advanced immigration databases of their own. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam....
Tags: Philippines, border protection, transnational crimes, Singapore, ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Social Issues, Politics, Transnational crime, Human trafficking, Smuggling, Burma, ASEAN Summit, Passport