JAKARTA, Jun 19 (The Jakarta Post) - Myanmar’s preparations for the ASEAN chairmanship in 2014 have been going well as the country is set to host the group’s series of meetings for the first time next year. ...

BANGKOK, THAILAND, May 17 (Bangkok Post) - One of the exaggerated nuggets of official Thai history focuses on Siamese independence in December 1767 after its capital Ayutthaya had been sacked by converging Burmese armies seven months earlier. ...

BANGKOK, THAILAND, May 15 (The Bangkok Post) - Asean's booming economy and its robust domestic demand have positive implications for intra-Asean tourism. But supply-side limitations regarding infrastructure connectivity and tourist worker mobility may prevent Asean from fully capitalising on surging demand. ...

The following is the Chairman's Statement at the 22nd ASEAN Summit, held in Bandar Seri Begawan in April 2013. ...

The ASEAN summit in May 2013 ended with brighter prospects on the political and security front than on the economic one, ahead of th ASEAN Community in 2015, says Rizal Sukma of Indonesia's Centre for Strategic Studies. ...

ASEAN's commission for women and children's rights is three years old, but few know about it, says Yuyun Wahyuningrum, a senior adviser on human rights at the Human Rights Working Group, based in Jakarta, Indonesia. ...

BRUNEI, Apr. 9 (The Brunei Times) - ASEAN member states are working on developing a production guideline for the development of organic agriculture as the region seeks to strengthen its position to meet international demands in organic food. ...

JAKARTA, Apr. 8 (The Jakarta Post) - Many companies are still unaware of the ASEAN member countries’ plan to implement the ASEAN single market within the next two years, a local businessman said. ...

BANGKOK, Apr 1 (The Bangkok Post) - Thai businesses are increasingly looking to expand their operations abroad over the next few years. For many, Asean countries look like attractive destinations for a number of reasons, such as good growth prospects, production factors such as labour and natural resources, cost advantages, familiarity with their business cultures, and the approaching single market under th ...

BANGKOK, Mar 28 (IPS Asia-Pacific) – The onset of one ‘ASEAN Community’ by 2015 has become a byword of sorts, but this recall has not always translated into accurate, or deep enough, information about the implications of what changes will get underway in Thailand in the coming years. ...