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Thailand assumes Asean chairmanship
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 15/11/2018
» SINGAPORE: Thailand is expected to push Asean to finalise the negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the South China Sea code of conduct as it assumes the bloc's chairmanship.
Asean chairmanship has many limitations
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 16/11/2018
» Just as all politics is ultimately local, all regionalism is mostly domestic. Such is the case with Asean. Whichever of the 10 member states chairs Asean, its role and performance tends to be domestically rooted. To envision and drive Asean forward requires deft leadership, bold ideas and smart diplomacy that must extend beyond and transcend parochial domestic concerns. No Asean member has shown this sort of farsighted regionalist ambition in recent years. Thailand appears on course to be no different when it chairs Asia's most durable organisation next year.
Brunei's chairmanship is truly Asean
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 27/07/2021
» By default, Brunei's Asean chairmanship has brought into the open the bloc's strengths and weaknesses for all to see due to political disruption within the region. Throughout its 54 years of existence, Asean has been chastised and belittled as a talk-only-no-decision institution. Given the current environment, its success in maintaining regional sustainable peace and development for the past five decades nevertheless has become little more than a cliché.
Thai chairmanship ends on upbeat note
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 01/11/2019
» Just as Thailand's chairmanship of Asean is about to end and a flurry of Asean-related summits are about to transpire, this year has been more eventful for Southeast Asia's 10-member grouping than anticipated. Despite its domestic constraints, Thailand has managed to steer the sometimes unwieldy ship of Asean with limited propulsion and direction. If Vietnam as the next chair can build on momentum from this year, Asean might just be able to regain and reboot its role in the near term as the de facto bridge, broker and buffer for the wider Indo-Pacific region, notwithstanding its usual warts and flaws.
Thailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2019 Interactive Kiosk
Published on 03/07/2019
» ผู้ร่วมงานเยี่ยมชมนิทรรศการพร้อมถ่ายรูปภายในงาน Thailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2019 Interactive Kiosk กรมสารนิเทศ กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ จัดกิจกรรม Thailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2019 Interactive Kiosk เชิญชวนให้ประชาชนทั้งชาวไทยและชาวต่างชาติได้มีส่วนร่วมในกิจกรรมสร้างการรับรู้เกี่ยวกับอาเซียน ซึ่งนอกจากจะเป็นการส่งเสริมการมีส่วนร่วมของภาคประชาชนแล้ว ยังเป็นการส่งเสริมความสัมพันธ์ที่ดีระหว่างประชาชนต่อประชาชนในภูมิภาคด้วย ณ ห้างสรรพสินค้าสยามพารากอน ลาน Fashion Hall ชั้น 1++++++++++++++++Published caption::Getting friendly... Models pose with mock headdresses and hats as a part of an activity held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to illustrate social connectivity between Asean’s 10 member countries. People can take photos and selfies at the event being held at Siam Paragon shopping mall until Nov 8. Somchai Poomlard
Asean chairmanship chance to 'boost US ties'
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 30/11/2018
» The United States supports Thailand's role as Asean chair, specifically as it relates to Thailand's ability to draw multilateral effort from Asean members to deal with maritime and cybersecurity, says the US Assistant Secretary of Defence for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Randall G Schriver.
Asean chairmanship chance to ‘boost US ties’
Published on 29/11/2018
» US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Randall G. Schriver ... Photo credit: Patpon SabpaitoonPublished caption : “Maritime security is an inherently multilateral endeavor and Thailand is well positioned to be a part of that.” Randall G Schriver US Assistant Secretary of Defence for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
Race for charter study panel chairmanship heats up
Published on 25/11/2019
» Pheu Thai Party strategist Pokin Polakul is tipped to be nominated by the opposition bloc as head of a special House committee to study charter amendments.
Thailand to kick off chairmanship in Chiang Mai
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 12/01/2019
» The Asean Ministerial Retreat to be held Jan 16-18 in Chiang Mai will kick off Thailand's Asean Chairmanship with all the region's foreign ministers, including the Asean secretary-general, present.
Thailand takes Asean chair
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/11/2018
» Protests, broken windows and dignitaries forced to flee by helicopter -- Thailand's last stint as host of Southeast Asia's biggest summit was devoured by political chaos.