Association of Southeast Asian Nations

South-East Asia : ASEAN and the temple of doom

The Economist (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Modest progress on Myanmar is overshadowed by the threat of war between Thailand and Cambodia FOUR months ago, when Thailand's prime minister, Samak Sundaravej, visited his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Sen, the two countries seemed capable of dealing peacefully with a long-running dispute over an ancient temple on their borders. Thailand backed Cambodia's bid to have the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple...

DPRK signs non-aggression treaty with ASEAN

Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

DPRK signed a non-aggression treaty with its Southeast Asian neighbors at the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum Thursday.

• North Korea signs ASEAN nonaggression pact - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• North Korea signs ASEAN's non-aggression treaty - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
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NKorea signs ASEAN nonaggression pact

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

North Korea's reclusive communist regime, long seen as a nuclear threat to the region, signed a nonaggression pact Thursday with Southeast Asia, in a largely symbolic move.

• NKorea signs ASEAN nonaggression pact - kansascity.com
• North Korea signs non-aggression pact - ABS CBN

China to appoint first ASEAN ambassador

Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

China said in Beijing Thursday it plans to appoint its first ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to further strengthen bilateral strategic ties.

41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting draws to a close in Singapore

Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

SINGAPORE : The 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting held in Singapore has drawn to a close with the group pledging to see the ASEAN Charter through its implementation at the end of the year.

Singapore turns over ASEAN Standing Committee chair to Thailand

Singapore News Alternative (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

News.xinhuanet.com 24 Jul 2008 SINGAPORE, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo handed over chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Standing Committee (ASC) to Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Sahat Banditkul at the end of the bloc's annual ministerial meetings here Thursday. At the turnover ceremony, to officially pass the chairmanship from Singapore...

ASEAN must ensure robust regional political structure, says FM Yeo

Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

SINGAPORE : There's no telling how ASEAN will be hit by the looming economic slowdown in the US, even as India and China continue to growth, but the grouping must make building a robust regional political structure its key priority, said Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo.

North Korea signs ASEAN nonaggression pact

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

North Korea's reclusive communist regime, long seen as a nuclear threat to the region, signed a nonaggression pact Thursday with Southeast Asia, in a largely symbolic move.

NKorea signs ASEAN nonaggression pact

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

North Korea's reclusive communist regime, long seen as a nuclear threat to the region, signed a nonaggression pact Thursday with Southeast Asia, in a largely symbolic move.

Rice Urges ASEAN to Push Burma to Reform

Myanmar (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Speaking after meeting foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations, Rice said ASEAN especially needs to push Burma to release political prisoners, including Nobel laur...

NKorea signs ASEAN nonaggression pact

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

North Korea's reclusive communist regime, long seen as a nuclear threat to the region, signed a nonaggression pact Thursday with Southeast Asia, in a largely symbolic move. The move has no direct impact on the six-nation efforts to strip Pyongyang of its...

Singapore pleads for media 'restraint' at ASEAN meet

Singapore News Alternative (Free subscription) | yesterday

Inquirer.net 23 Jul 2008 SINGAPORE -- Singapore complained on Wednesday about an unruly press pack covering this week's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings, and urged the media to "exercise restraint." "There have been several complaints by accredited delegations and hotel guests on the behavior of some journalists at the conference venue," an official statement said....

• ASEAN delegations, hotel guests complain about media's behaviour - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

Rice Urges ASEAN to Increase Pressure on Burma

Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the southeast Asian regional bloc has an important role to play in pushing Burma towards democracy.Attending the annual meeting of the Association of S...

Press brawl with Singapore police at ASEAN meeting

Singapore News Alternative (Free subscription) | yesterday

Reuters 23 Jul 2008 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Journalists covering meetings of Asia-Pacific nations scuffled with Singapore police on Wednesday, highlighting tight security measures in a luxury hotel where high-level talks are being held. The melee between journalists and police started when North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun showed up to attend an informal meeting between foreign ministers on the...

Myanmar opposes Asean rights body

Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday

Myanmar's military government has said it will oppose any move to invest a new South-East Asian human rights body with investigative and monitoring powers. Diplomats attending the annual Association ...