Tag: ASEAN Community
[Kavi Chongkittavorn] ASEAN identity needed
The ASEAN Charter came into effect at the end of 2008, and now ASEAN leaders are talking about how to build a people-centered community to benefit all its 630 million residents. Their promise is being tested every single day as the deadline for the ASEAN Community approaches rapidly.
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ASEAN captain Malaysia prepares to set sail into maritime disputes, ‘democratic recession’
Malaysia this year takes over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. As one of the original founding members of ASEAN, set up in 1967, Malaysia appears to be in the right place, at the right time — controlling the helm of ASEAN in the very year...
ASEAN Peoples’ Forum calls for ‘people-centred’ justice ahead of ASEAN meeting
ASEAN’s largest civil society forum has released a collective statement highlighting regional priorities and overarching cross-cutting concerns regarding a call for a more people-centred approach to governance in a region plagued by authoritarian regimes and “elite governance.”
26 January 2015 | Written by Mizzima | Published in Regional
ASEAN’s largest civil...
Sabah Malaysia to share its priorities as Asean chairman at foreign ministers’ retreat
Malaysia is to share its eight priorities as the chairman of Asean this year with the other member countries during the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat.
Posted on January 27, 2015, Tuesday
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia is to share its eight priorities as the chairman of Asean this year with the other member...
Vietnam joins Philippines in war of words against China island building
“Vietnam resolutely opposes China’s illegal construction projects that jeopardize the status quo on the Truong Sa Archipelago,” Pham Thu Hang, deputy foreign ministry spokeswoman, said at a press briefing Thursday, using the Vietnamese name for the Spratly islands.
By An Dien, Thanh Nien News | Friday, January 23, 2015 09:59
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Keeping the momentum of Asean’s community building
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat in Kota Kinabalu, which concluded yesterday, kicked off ASEAN's official calendar for 2015.
Tang Siew Mun | The Straits Times | Saturday, Jan 31, 2015
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat in Kota Kinabalu, which concluded yesterday, kicked off ASEAN's official calendar for 2015.
Having led the organisation...
ASEAN Community tops Malaysia’s priorities
"We intend to promote regional peace and security through moderation, which plays an important role to address conflicts and find solutions to issues concerning regional peace and security," said Anifah.
The Star/Asia News Network | Thursday, Jan 29, 2015
KOTA KINABALU - The formal setting up of the ASEAN Community will...
North Korea’s Own Pivot to ASEAN
KCNA news agency reported that Vice Foreign Minister Ri Kil-song led a delegation to visit seven Southeast Asian countries starting on January 22. The delegation is expected to visit Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Cambodia and Malaysia are the two new stops added to the itinerary...
Opportunities and fears as Asean prepares for single market
While 10-member bloc of south-east Asian nations anticipate investment riches, observers say communities may be sacrificed for big business
Kate Hodal | Tuesday 3 February 2015 07.00 GMT
It has been billed as the world’s greatest emerging economy: a $2.4tn (£1.5tn) south-east Asian marketplace home to 620 million people poised to...
Will Abe champion democracy and human rights in Asia?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seems to be interested in breaking with traditional Japanese diplomacy by emphasising the need to strengthen democracy and human rights in ASEAN. But will Abe be able to promote the strengthening of these values over strategic cooperation?
3 February 2015 | Author: André Asplund, EIJS
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