Tag: Economic and Social Rights
Thailand Reshuffles Cabinet as Bomb Blast Adds to Economic Woes
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha has revamped his cabinet less than a year after it was formed, naming a new deputy and finance minister days after a blast in Bangkok piled more risks onto the struggling economy.
by Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Chris Blake
August 19, 2015 — 5:16 PM WIB
Thai Prime...
The reality of life for a refugee family hiding in Bangkok
The long history of Tamim's family being refugees actually started almost seven decades ago. Of Palestinian origin, his family fled Palestine when the state of Israel was created in 1948, displacing thousands from their lands, an event known to Palestinians as the Nakba, the catastrophe.
Published: 13/09/2015 at 12:58 AM
Newspaper...
Stopping ASEAN’s brain drain
After 10 years of negotiation, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) much anticipated ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) comes into effect at the end of this year.
Tue, 29 September 2015
Reader's Letter
After 10 years of negotiation, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) much anticipated ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) comes...
Asean can learn from Europe’s refugee crisis — Dimas Kuncoro
With numbers almost as staggering as in Europe, the challenge in Southeast Asia is urgent and requires collective action.
Saturday September 26, 2015
12:01 PM GMT+8
SEPTEMBER 26 — With numbers almost as staggering as in Europe, the challenge in Southeast Asia is urgent and requires collective action.
While waiting for a ‘magical’...
The shackles of abuse
The plight of Cambodian migrant maids who suffer abuse by employers in Malaysia is well documented. Less so is the mental damage caused by the overseas trauma, which has led to some returned migrants being chained up by their desperate families
Sat, 26 September 2015 May Titthara and Alice Cuddy
The...
Southeast Asia’s Transparency Problem
Most countries in Southeast Asia do not have a transparent budget process, according to a global survey conducted by International Budget Partnership.
Most countries in the region do not have a transparent budget process, a global survey confirms.
By Mong Palatino
September 30, 2015
Most countries in Southeast Asia do not have a...
Asean is the next world factory
Most people see Thailand through the prism of pristine beaches and a laid-back lifestyle. Few, however, know it is Southeast Asia’s biggest automobile manufacturing hub and a leading production center for the global electronics and electrical parts industry.
Karl Wilson, China Daily/Asia News Network | Business | Sat, September 26...
Lack of Asean standard will limit movement of labour in AEC
The AEC is expected to feature freer movement of capital, investment, services and skilled labour within this region of 600 million people.
Tan Hui Yee | Thailand Correspondent
Published | Oct 8, 2015, 5:00 am SGT
A weathered Myanmar man hobbles by on the footpath dressed in a crisp shirt and longyi...
Erik Meijaard: Indonesia’s Silent Tragedy in a Connected World
There may finally be some positive developments regarding Indonesia’s fire and haze crisis, with rains in Sumatra and Kalimantan starting to reduce fires. But this isn’t over. If previous El Niño fire events are anything to go by, the fire problem will now shift to the eastern part of...
ASEAN sets road map for greater integration
Southeast Asian countries have charted the course for greater integration over the next 10 years with aims to be the primary force in shaping regional architecture and be more connected economically and socially, according to a draft document set to be adopted by the region’s leaders at a summit...
