Tag: ASEAN Community
Executing drug dealers in Southeast Asia
Over the past decade some governments have abolished drug-related executions while others revived the death penalty.
Kate Mayberry | 22 Jun 2015 08:24 GMT | Death penalty, Drugs, Human Rights, Malaysia, Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Shortly before each plane lands in Kuala Lumpur, as the cabin crew politely ask passengers...
Vietnam Pushes Extreme Poverty Elimination Forwards
Vietnam has called for drastic measures to be implemented worldwide to eliminate extreme poverty and ensure human rights for every individual, reports Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
GENEVA, June 23 (Bernama) -- Vietnam has called for drastic measures to be implemented worldwide to eliminate extreme poverty and ensure human rights for...
The moral compass of ASEAN
Philippines has become ASEAN's moral compass through its commitment to democracy, the rule of law, good governance, freedom of speech and association, economic transparency, and international law
Zachary Abuza
Published 4:53 PM, Jun 21, 2015
Updated 4:53 PM, Jun 21, 2015
Although one of the 5 founding members of ASEAN, the Philippines has...
Asean member countries urged to protect migrant workers
Indonesia has called on other Asean member countries, especially Malaysia and Singapore, to enhance regional cooperation and coordination to provide protection for migrant workers in the region.
Ridwan Max Sijabat
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Asia News Network June 12, 2015 3:45 pm
Indonesia has called on other Asean member countries, especially Malaysia and...
In Thai detention centers, female migrants remain in limbo
“ must allow UNHCR to have unconditional access to do refugee status determination interviews and recognize the results,” says Phil Robertson, the deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Second, it should permit IOM to be directly involved in trafficking victim identification assessments and provide appropriate care for all...
Myanmar rejects Mahathir’s push for ASEAN expulsion
Senior government officials yesterday reacted strongly to a suggestion by former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad that Myanmar should be punished and even expelled from ASEAN for its policies toward the Rohingya.
By Nyan Lynn Aung | Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Deputy Foreign Minister U Thant Kyaw told The Myanmar Times...
ASEAN ‘cannot stay out of Rohingya crisis’
Despite a long tradition of non-interference among member states, ASEAN has been urged to be more involved in addressing concerns about the growing numbers of Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine province.
Betsy Nolan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | World | Thu, June 18 2015, 8:02 AM
Despite a long tradition of...
Cambodia-Vietnam Border Spat Reveals Shifting Alliances
As tension rises along an undemarcated border section with Vietnam in Ratanakkiri province, analysts say the government’s newfound toughness against Hanoi reflects rising Chinese influence here.
Tuesday, 16 June 2015; News by Khmer Times/Va Sonyka and Donald Lee
PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – As tension rises along an undemarcated border section...
The Unbearable Irreversibility of the Death Penalty
A global trend away from the use of the death penalty for drug-related offenses means countries that do carry out executions are on the extreme fringe, a minority on the world stage
By Isyana Artharini on 09:15 pm Jun 15, 2015
Kuala Lumpur. Chen Chin-Hsien walked up on stage and introduced...
AICHR: Diplomacy between countries is an important tool to remove death penalty
The Malaysian government can be pressured to remove the death penalty law if diplomacy is applied diligently by other foreign governments as part of the diplomatic process to extradite a convict from another country.
Posted on 12 June 2015 - 08:59pm
Last updated on 12 June 2015 - 10:11pm
Shahrim Tamrin
KUALA LUMPUR:...
