India: future engine of growth in Asean
India will be a future engine of growth in the Asean region because of its fast growing economy and foreign investment abroad, Asean Secretary General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan said today.
View ArticleAsean pours aid to Japan
Like other countries around the world, Asean has contributed both in cash and in kind to help Japan recover from the recent natural disasters.
View ArticleMiliary junta to be officially disbanded today
Rangoon - Burma's military supermo announced the junta that ruled the country for the past two decades would be disbanded Wednesday in favour of a newly elected government.
View ArticleASEAN establishes world's first virtual graduate program for disabilities
ASEAN's higher learning institute for disabilities has formally opened today in support of the grouping's people-oriented community.
View ArticleShan community denounces atrocities against civilians
Shan human rights groups on Tuesday denounced widespread atrocities against civilians inside Burma, one day after the Thai National Security Council (NSC) talk about repatriating more than 100,000...
View ArticleMekong River countries disagree over controversial Lao dam
Bangkok - The Mekong River Committee on Tuesday failed to reach a common agreement on a 3.5-billion-dollar dam proposed by Laos, which environmentalists warn could have a disastrous impact on...
View ArticleAsean expected to reject Burma's chairmanship request
Asean has gotten tough with Burma's appeal to chair Asean in2014 citing the need to preserve the grouping's creditability.
View ArticleRights group blasts Burma offer to host next Asean summit
Jakarta - Burma's offer Friday to host the Asean summit in 2014 has drawn flak from human rights groups, which said the country's new elected government needs to improve its act first.
View ArticleLaos agrees to swap Asean chair in 2014
Laos has agreed to swap with Burma for the chairmanship of Asean in 2014, The Nation has learned.
View ArticleAsean refuses to make Pakistan full dialogue partner
Asean has again refused to grant Pakistan a full dialogue partner citing the lack of benefits to the grouping.
View ArticleTwo-day Asean summit starts
The Asean leaders open their two-day meeting today facing a myriad of divisive issues of intra-Asean conflict, controversial chairmanship and enlargement of their 44 year old organizations.
View ArticleThai, Cambodian PMs hold talk
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen met early this morning on the sidelines of Asean summit to discuss the border conflict.
View ArticleBurma warns Suu Kyi off political activity ahead of tour
Rangoon - Burma's government sent a stern letter to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of her planned tour of the country, reminding her of the illegal status of her party, state media reports...
View ArticleBurmese army uses convicts as forced labour : HRW
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called for an international investigation into the Burmese army's practice of forcing convicts to work as porters under inhumane conditions.
View ArticleFirst Virtual Master's Program for persons with disabilities in Asean
Students with disabilities in Asean will attend the world's first virtual master's program on disability and public policy.
View ArticleSouth China Sea disputes on front burner at regional meet
Conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea were expected to dominate the agenda at the gathering of South-East Asian foreign ministers and their regional counterparts on Indonesia's resort...
View ArticleBurmese opposition leader dares to take political tour
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi took a "political tour" of a neighbouring province Sunday despite previous warnings that such an adventure might lead to re-arrest.
View ArticleBurma wants peace with ethnic groups, EU commissioner says
Burma's new government has vowed to pursue peaceful solutions to its decades-old conflicts with ethnic minority groups that have forced thousands to flee the country, a European commissioner said...
View ArticleIllicit amphetamine industry knows no bounds : UN
The amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) industry has pioneered new manufacturing bases and trade routes over the past five years, clinching its position as the world's second most popular drug after...
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