In this July 2012 statement, the South-east Asia Women's Caucus on ASEAN argues that the phrase 'public morality' has no place in the draft ASEAN Human Rights Declaration because it can too easily be used to violate the rights of women and girls. ...
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SINGAPORE, Sep 10 2012 (The Hindu Business Line) - The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been slower in responding to India’s proposal to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Services, former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said here today. ...
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KAMPOT/PHNOM PENH/KAMPONG CHAM, Aug 28 - Cambodia’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are busily preparing for the ASEAN Economic Community’s (AEC) free flow of goods in 2015. They are probably not that different from the other 10 ASEAN member states’ own SMEs. ...
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There is a lot of discussion in the media and public space about ASEAN, but there are also many misconceptions about the regional organisation, says Rodolfo Severino, Head of the ASEAN Studies Centre. ...
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BANGKOK, Apr 12 (IPS) - Long Southeast Asia's black sheep, Myanmar is enjoying an image change following its landmark Apr. 1 by-elections. Tongues are now wagging about the region's new beacon of hope for democratic change. ...
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PHNOM PENH, Apr 4 (ANTARA News) - The 20th ASEAN Summit held in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh has officially ended, following a closing session led by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday. ...
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BANGKOK, Apr 9 (Bangkok Post) - To say that last week's summit of the Association of Southeast Nations was disappointing is an understatement. Not too much was expected when the 10 presidents and prime ministers met in Phnom Penh. But even less was actually achieved. ...
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Making Development A Story within ASEAN SINGAPORE – How to create space in South-east Asian media for reporting on social and development issues in the context of Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) regionalism was the focus of an experts’ meeting organised in early November by IPS Asia-Pacific, with the ASEAN Studies Centre as co-organiser. Held at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies (ISE ...
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