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Singapore’s New Permanent Representative to ASEAN Presents His Letter of Credentials

JAKARTA, 2 October 2013 - H.E. Tan Hung Seng presented his letter of credentials as the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Singapore to ASEAN to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Le Luong Minh, at a ceremony held at the ASEAN Secretariat yesterday. Ambassador Tan reiterated to the Secretary-General...

23rd ASEAN Summit in Brunei to reaffirm 2015 targets

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 9 October 2013 – This year's ASEAN Chair Brunei Darussalam will convene the bi-annual gathering of ASEAN Leaders to discuss the progress towards the realization of the ASEAN Community by 2015. With two more years before the deadline, the implementation of the Roadmap for an ASEAN...

What to expect from the Asean summit

As Brunei's chairmanship of Asean slowly comes to an end, the country is hosting the 23rd Asean summit this week - the next in a series of talks about the "roadmap" for the 10-member bloc, which is supposed to enter the next stage of development with the launch of...

Myanmar: As Myanmar readies to lead ASEAN, some question whether move is premature

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Just a few years ago Myanmar was an isolated dictatorship that embarrassed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with its dismal human rights record. Now it's poised to take over leadership of the 10-nation bloc for the first time — a move critics say...

ASEAN Confident of Myanmar Chairmanship despite Concerns on Human Rights

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- Despite concerns over Myanmar's sketchy human rights record, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is confident that it is capable of being an effective chairman in 2014, China's Xinhua news agency quoted officials as saying here on Thursday. The members had not...

Former Pariah State Burma Takes Over ASEAN Chair

Former pariah state Burma has taken another step in normalizing its international standing by taking over the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. At a ceremony in Brunei Thursday, Burmese President Thein Sein accepted the gavel and the responsibility to host more than 1,100 meetings...

Critics question Burma’s readiness to assume ASEAN chair

Just a few years ago Burma was an isolated dictatorship that embarrassed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with its dismal human rights record. Now it’s poised to take over leadership of the 10-nation bloc for the first time — a move critics say may be premature given...

Myanmar to prioritise ASEAN community and human rights

President Thein Sein highlighted seven points, giving priority to establishment of an ASEAN Community as well as improving human rights as Myanmar assumes the chair of the ASEAN bloc of nations for 2014. Thein Sein was giving an acceptance speech at the 23rd ASEAN Summit held in Brunei on October...

Ban calls for enhanced partnership with Southeast Asian bloc to promote peace, development

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for enhanced partnership between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as the two bodies work together for peace, human rights and sustainable development across the region. “You have a tremendous opportunity to position the ASEAN region for the 21st century....

Myanmar takes helm of ASEAN while sectarian violence persists

Myanmar last week took the baton from the Sultan of Brunei, assuming the rotating chair in 2014 of Asia’s most important regional organization, the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In December the country otherwise known as Burma will also host the Southeast Asia Games, a coming-out party for...