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Asean facing crisis of core leadership, university forum told
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/02/2013
» Asean needs to form a core decision-making mechanism as the regional organisation faces various regional challenges, a Thammasat University forum was told yesterday.
Confess on torture, activists urge
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/02/2013
» Thailand must be honest about its role in "secret prison operations" following the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York, activists and academics say.
Activists want 'CIA jail' truths
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/02/2013
» Thailand and the United States must come clean on allegations of Thailand's role in an alleged, 54-nation network of CIA-run prisons and torture houses in the post-9/11 months, human rights groups said Wednesday.
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.
Pisanu urges open mind on AEC
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 25/01/2013
» Changes which beckon under the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 should be embraced rather than feared, Thailand's ambassador to Myanmar says.
Thais need to be realistic on AEC
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/01/2013
» Thais need to reset their perceptions to embrace the changing socio-political-economic terrain in the region ahead of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, a seminar, "Asean Studies" at the Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, concluded.
China has 'no desire' for world dominance
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/12/2012
» China, under the new leadership of Xi Jinping, has no intention of replacing the United States as a global hegemonic power, the head of the Chinese Communist Party's delegation to Thailand says.
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.
Dawei partners forge dates for 'core' projects
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/11/2012
» PHNOM PENH : Thailand and Myanmar reaffirmed their commitment to the development of the Dawei special economic zone at the Asean summit yesterday.
Maritime rows darken summit
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/11/2012
» PHNOM PENHAsean leaders _ particularly the Cambodian hosts _ were reminded yesterday that not everyone is on good terms with China.