Running a government is not like running a church, as the 6th President, the late S. R. Nathan, angrily shouted at me some 30 years ago. But running a state should not mean collaborating and profiting from the genocidal regimes in the backyard. by Maung Zarni for FORSEA The year was 1993, and the venue …
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Australia to raise rights concerns with Burma, Cambodia at ASEAN summit
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she will raise human rights concerns with Burmese and Cambodian leaders during a three-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that begins in Sydney on Friday.
ASEAN economic bloc marks first anniversary
Similar to the establishment of the EU, the AEC also seeks to create free mobility of goods, services, investment, capital and skilled labour.
Concern over deepening regional wealth gap as ASEAN leaders meet
Concerns about the region’s wealth gap weigh heavy on the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) bloc as the year-end market integration plan draws near.
China summit aims to boost economic connection to ASEAN
Asian leaders have gathered in China for a four-day summit aiming to set the economic agenda during what is sure to be a crucial year for Burma.
Ministers on ASEAN trade commitment
Trade ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to tackle barriers to trade beyond tariffs, now that 97.3 percent of inter-ASEAN trade is duty free, according to a report in Burma’s state-run Global New Light of Myanmar. Such measures would include customs simplification and harmonisation of standards. The ministers at a …