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Country's next revolution needs to go beyond politics
News, Published on 17/03/2016
» In Myanmar's fraught transition to civilian rule, two of the biggest political questions have been answered. The military permitted free elections but it still won't allow the leader of the victorious opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, to become president. Now, with Ms Suu Kyi's childhood friend and political ally newly elected to that office, the new government needs to focus on the economy.
Suu Kyi still grapples with cabinet line-up
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 21/03/2016
» In a little over a week Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), will formally take over the reins of government. The Herculean task of preparing to rule the country is well under way. But the role of the military remains strong -- with the future government likely to be a power sharing arrangement.
US, Asean enjoying unprecedented relations
News, Published on 29/02/2016
» The United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are taking their relationship to a new level. In November 2015, the leaders of the United States and Asean formally elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership. The Sunnylands Summit -- the first US-Asean summit in the United States and the first for the new Asean Economic Community (AEC) -- marks a new milestone in our cooperation.
Manila's traffic nightmare continues
News, Published on 25/01/2016
» Web designer Maria Zurbano kisses her three-year-old daughter goodbye and sets out in the pre-dawn darkness for a torturous commute through the Philippine capital.
Localising production chains best for AEC
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 25/01/2016
» It is supposed to be a new dawn in Southeast Asia, but the reality on the ground feels otherwise. The Asean Economic Community -- with its three integrative pillars of political and security, economic and socio-cultural -- is much less than meets the eye on paper. Asean integration is still a pipe-dream, an ongoing project in fits and starts that has a canny way of projecting more than it delivers.
5,000 Thais believed safe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/02/2016
» The government will monitor the situation in Tainan even though initial checks indicate about 5,000 Thais, who reside in Taiwan’s southern city, are safe following the powerful earthquake, foreign ministry spokesman Sek Wannamethee said yesterday.
An opportunity to invest in the country's people
News, Published on 25/02/2016
» Myanmar is experiencing a historic transformation. The Nov 8 elections marked a milestone after four years of peaceful transition, with a new parliament chosen and one political party -- the National League of Democracy -- holding a majority of seats. In parallel, Myanmar's economy is also undergoing a transformation, growing at 7% a year -- among the fastest in East Asia.
Amid transition, general emerges from the shadows
News, Published on 26/02/2016
» Like many of his generation, the head of Myanmar's powerful military is a recent but enthusiastic convert to Facebook. On his profile background picture, the commander-in-chief gives a "thumbs up" from the cockpit of an aeroplane. Posts show him celebrating New Year in a traditional boar tusk head-dress and visiting wounded soldiers.
Plugging the public information gap on the AEC
News, Published on 09/12/2015
» Over the past few years, the Asean Economic Community (AEC) has been one of the most discussed topics in Thailand, as both the private and public sectors enthusiastically anticipate the AEC's kickoff at the end of this year. But do we actually know what the AEC is all about?
Indonesia confronts extremists with their own brand of Islam
News, Ahmad Pathoni, Published on 17/12/2015
» Speaking to a traditional Javanese soundtrack, a Muslim cleric implores: "We invite others to join us in launching a mental revolution."