Tag: ASEAN Community
ASEAN People’s Forum kicks off in Rangoon
Burma’s assumption of the ASEAN chair this year was as a significant milestone for its reformist government, eager to cast off its reputation as the ten-country bloc’s human rights bête noire.
For Burmese civil society organisations, the ASEAN chairmanship has brought with it opportunities unimaginable in the recent past. Starting...
ASEAN youth forum advocates cooperation
Developing countries like Burma, Cambodia and Laos will be helped by Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore with investment and human resource, said Ko Htet Swe Win, a youth leader at the recent ASEAN Youth Forum in Rangoon.
“There will be job opportunities for us,” and challenges, he said in the forum’s...
Asean joins in hands in banning China’s dam projects
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from Asean countries have committed to making collective efforts to push for the banning of dam construction in the Asean countries by China which can damage natural environment, according to the joint meeting of Asean People’s Forum (2014) held in March 20. China’s power demands...
The failure of ASEAN leadership?
CANBERRA, Australia – It was a packed auditorium – a surprisingly gentle and curious audience at the Australian National University (ANU) looking for reasons to be excited about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a 10-member grouping of more than 630 million people that represents Australia’s 2nd largest...
Myanmar engages Asean’s civil society groups
Strange as it may seem, the Asean's People Forum in Yangon last month turned out to be the biggest ever gathering of civil society groups in the region. Since the inaugural forum in 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, no such meeting attracted such a well-attended crowd of nearly 3,000 participants...
When Asean deliberates on Asean
SHAPING THE FUTURE: For the Blue Economy concept to work, Asean needs to be regarded as one and not just in its constituent parts
VERY little of the discussion that ensues in a meeting on Asean touches on things that matter.
What usually happens is a well-tried recital of what Asean...
AICHR can do more to protect Asean citizens
The fate of Laotian civil society activist Sombath Somphone will serve as a test case on whether the dictum of a people-oriented Asean community, expounded recently by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, or people-centred community advocated by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, is genuine and sincere. Since December 2012,...
The AICHR and ACWC Consultation Meeting
In an effort to foster greater engagement and functional cooperation, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held a consultation meeting with the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) on 25 April 2014 at the ASEAN Secretariat. This was...
Press Release – 15th Meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its 15th Meeting, at the ASEAN Secretariat from 22 – 24 and 26 – 27 April 2014. The meeting was chaired by H.E. U Kyaw Tint Swe, the Representative of Myanmar to AICHR and the Chair of the AICHR. The...
15 Years into Asean, Challenges Remain
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia marked its 15th anniversary as a member of Asean on Wednesday, and while experts say the country has gained much from its inclusion in the regional bloc, it still faces many challenges going forward.
Chheang Vannarith, a lecturer at the University of Leeds in the UK...
