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. ...

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, 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. ...

BANGKOK, Mar 26 (IPS Asia-Pacific) – As the days lead up to the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) becoming one community in 2015, and with ASEAN issues cropping up almost daily, audiences in the region need ­– and expect – more informative and in-depth reportage from the media. ...

BRUNEI, Mar. 11 (The Brunei Times) - WHAT recently had happened close to Brunei's border the "invasion" of the Royal Army of Sulu in Sabah in an attempt to claim territorial rights - is an object lesson of what kind of obscure problems the ASEAN integration into a free-trade zone and eventually a political unity is still facing. ...

HANOI, Mar. 9 (The Brunei Times) - NEGOTIATIONS on free trade agreement (FTA) between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) have been "achieving practical progress", according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) chairman yesterday. ...

BRUNEI, Mar. 7 (The Brunei Times) - What can the ASEAN platform do for your business? Most local business owners don't really know the answer to that question but Fauziah DSP Talib and Lisa DP Hj Ibrahim plan to change that. ...

SABAH, MALAYSIA, Mar. 5 (The Straits Times) - The recent stand-off in Sabah, Malaysia, where more than 100 armed men from the Philippines entered a village and refused to leave last month, has brought into focus a territorial dispute that has been dormant for half a century. ...