Tag: ASEAN Community
An Asean Parliament will boost grouping
THE Asean Economic Community (AEC) will become a reality from January but for Asean citizens, it is still shrouded in mystery and the advantages and benefits from the economic integration are unknown.
15 October 2014 @ 8:05 AM
THE Asean Economic Community (AEC) will become a reality from January but for...
RI: A regional troubleshooter struggling with its missions
The “Phnom Penh incident” was a true test of ASEAN’s unity and has been recorded in history as one of its lowest points ever. It was also evidence of how central China’s assertiveness is in affecting the region’s security and stability.
Bagus BT Saragih, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Reportage...
Future of human rights in Southeast Asia remains bleak
The future of human rights in Southeast Asia remains bleak, an official has said, with little progress having been made by ASEAN in applying the Declaration of Human Rights since the establishment of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in 2009.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | World |...
A Deepening Partnership With Vietnam
Two decades after normalizing relations with Vietnam, the United States is seeking to forge even closer ties as the two countries face a common challenge in China.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | OCT. 24, 2014
Two decades after normalizing relations with Vietnam, the United States is seeking to forge even closer...
Indonesia’s role in Asia’s problematic but promising future
The world's economic centre of gravity is moving towards Asia; so is the burden of its strategic legacy. This dual recognition is essential if Asians are to make the best of what the times have in store for them.
Published on Oct 25, 2014 5:30 AM | By Purnomo Yusgiantoro
The...
ASEAN Community big challenge for new FM, says Hassan
Pursuing Indonesia’s national interest in the ASEAN Community will be the hardest challenge faced by the new Indonesian foreign minister, according to former foreign minister Nur Hassan Wirajuda.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | World | Tue, October 28 2014, 11:15 AM
Pursuing Indonesia’s national interest in the ASEAN Community will be...
Pushing the East Asia Summit to a new level
The East Asia Summit (EAS) in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday could be a blessing or a curse for Asean's engagement with the major powers on two levels
Kavi Chongkittavorn
The Nation November 10, 2014 1:00 am
The East Asia Summit (EAS) in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday could be a blessing...
Nothing gained or lost for ASEAN chair
The summit will be attended not only by leaders of ASEAN’s 10 member countries, but also by other world leaders such as US President Barrack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.
By Kyaw Lin Oo | Monday, 10 November 2014
The second ASEAN Summit for...
Trans-Pacific Partnership: A recipe for corporate dictatorship – Mun Loong Wong
The Star reported today that there is a systemic push for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) to be signed.
Published: 11 November 2014
The Star reported today that there is a systemic push for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) to be signed.
This is a momentous agreement and yet, there...
Here’s to a politically astute Asean
It is strong political cohesion among member nations in Asean that have kept grouping together through thick and thin. MANY would recall Bill Clinton’s slogan, “It is the economy, stupid.” Ceteris paribus (all things being equal), this phrase can be applied to Asean as an economic community.
By BA Hamzah...
