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Put people at Asean's heart
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/02/2017
» I was just a child when the strongmen from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand announced the formation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the mellow Thai resort town of Bang Saen in 1967.
Paiboon calls for new push in drugs war
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/10/2015
» Border cooperation and help for farmers are key to preventing trafficking of precursor chemicals and providing alternative socio-economic development plans for drug-producing nations, said Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya Monday.
Sino-Thai ties stable ‘but still need hard work’
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 15/08/2015
» Sino-Thai relations require more substance and hard work than simple rhetoric if both sides wants to celebrate a "meaningful golden jubilee" in 10 years, a former ambassador told a seminar yesterday.
All roads lead to Beijing
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 17/11/2014
» China under President Xi Jinping is achieving a more exalted status on the world stage as US clout diminishes, and the impact of the shift in Southeast Asia could be dramatic.
UN warns of Asean drug risk
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/03/2014
» Thailand should improve its criminal justice and public health systems and boost capacity-training support for neighbouring countries as Asean is in the final phase of becoming one community, the UNODC regional representative says.
Report: Asean integration risks illegal drug trade boom
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/03/2014
» Thailand is being urged to improve its criminal justice and public health services to tackle problems with illegal drugs and help train neighbouring countries on the issue, amid concern that Asean economic integration could accelerate regional cooperation in the illicit trade.
PM gears up for historic UN speech
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/09/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will next week become the first Thai leader to address the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.
Stay united, academics warn Asean
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/01/2013
» The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) must tread carefully because growing nationalism is fueling maritime disputes between members at a time when the US and China are both re-asserting their strength in the region, speakers warned at an academic international relations forum in Bangkok on Tuesday.
Asean leaders begin RCEP negotiations
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 21/11/2012
» PHNOM PENH : Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and their six regional free-trade partners officially kicked off negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) yesterday.
Thailand still a business lure for UK
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/11/2012
» LONDON : Thailand is still seen as an attractive place to do business for British investors, despite its political troubles in recent years, officials and the business sector say.