Tag: ASEAN Community
Thailand’s Military Ruler Grows Increasingly Eccentric but No Less Dangerous
General Prayuth Chan-ocha has become highly superstitious. But as the continued crackdown shows, his eccentricity should not distract from the ruthlessness of the regime
On Friday, Kittisak Soomsri was abducted from outside his teacher-training college in Bangkok. The 47-year-old was a Red Shirt supporter of ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck...
Saifuddin Abdullah: Sedition Act impediment to Malaysia becoming a successful democracy
Malaysia cannot become a successful democracy with the existence of the Sedition Act, said National Unity Consultative Council panel member Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah at the launch of The Abolish The Sedition Act Movement or Gerakan Hapus Akta Hasutan (GHAH).
Published: Tuesday September 16, 2014 MYT 1:46:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday September 16,...
UN refugee agency slams Cambodia-Australia deal
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has distanced itself from Australia’s still unsigned deal to transfer refugees from the Nauru refugee detention center for resettlement in Cambodia, one of Southeast Asia’s poorest nations.
Michael Sainsbury, Bangkok
Australia
September 15, 2014
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has distanced itself from Australia’s...
Singapore shrouded by Indonesian smog
Jakarta considers seeding clouds to combat fires and pollution from illegal burning of plantations and forest.
Stephanie Scawen Last updated: 16 Sep 2014 05:27
Indonesia is preparing cloud-seeding operations in an effort to combat a haze of air pollution blanketing neighbouring Singapore.
Pollution levels were "moderate" levels on Tuesday morning, according to...
Aquino defends his administration’s human rights record
President Benigno Aquino III was put on the spot over his administration’s human rights record shortly after he delivered a wide-ranging speech at a forum organized by an independent think tank here.
By Christian V. Esguerra |Philippine Daily Inquirer | 5:22 pm | Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
BRUSSELS, Belgium—President Benigno Aquino...
CHR bucks proposal to lower minimum age of criminal responsibility
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has opposed the proposal to lower the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (MACR) from 15 years old to 13 years old.
By By Rhodina Villanueva | Philippine Star – Wed, Sep 17, 2014
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has opposed the proposal to lower...
Human rights abuses by Thai junta reinforce climate of fear
Since seizing power from an elected government more than three months ago, Thailand's National Council for Peace and Order - the governing body of the coup makers - has continued to violate people's freedoms.
Since seizing power from an elected government more than three months ago, Thailand's National Council for...
ASEAN representatives visit One-Stop Service Center for migrant workers in Samut Sakhon
During their visit, a talk was given on Samut Sakhon’s migrant worker employment system, their living conditions and benefits, and their human rights protection.
SAMUT SAKHON, 18 September 2014 (NNT) -- Mr. Chairat Vechapanich, the Chief of Samut Sakhon Public Health Office, together with Mr. Suwan Duangta from Samut Sakhon...
AICHR Workshop on Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change
In line with the implementation of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD), particularly Article 28 (f), the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) organised the Workshop on Human Rights, Environment and Climate Change in Yangon, Myanmar
13 – 15 September 2014, Yangon, Myanmar
In line with the implementation of the...
AICHR Workshop on the Sharing of Experiences on Universal Periodic Review Process among ASEAN Member States
AICHR conducted a workshop on the sharing of experiences on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process among ASEAN Member States on 19 September 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand
Lead by the Representative of Thailand, Dr. Seree Nonthasoot, the AICHR conducted a workshop on the sharing of experiences on the Universal Periodic...
