Dem counters Puea Thai’s criticism

in a number of violent incidents, particularly the one that demolished the Asean Summit in Pattaya and another during the Songkran riots in Bangkok. … See all stories on this topic.
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Brunei To Host Asean Summit In 2011 – BruDirect

Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei will host the Asean Summit in 2011, revealed Anna M Robeniol, Head of External Economic Relations Division of the Asean Secretariat, adding that this is according to the alphabetical order. Vietnam takes the chairmanship …
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Australia: The ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free Trade

At the recent ASEAN Summit it was decided that the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZ-FTA) will enter into force on 1 January
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Special Report: Dalpino on the U.S.-ASEAN Summit: The MacArthur …

The 28-point, all-good-things joint statement of the US-ASEAN Leaders Meeting in Singapore on Sunday reflected a successful lift-off of a new dialogue process. It documented thirty years of episodic relations between ASEAN and the …
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Assessing the US-Asean Summit – The Irrawaddy News Magazine

BANGKOK — The meeting between US President Barack Obama and his Asean counterparts has been mostly well-received, though some misgivings remain. Obama made a much-anticipated call for the unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s …
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Looking Beyond the U.S.-Asean Summit – World Press Review

(L/R) Myanmar’s Prime Minister General Thein Sein, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shake hands at the ASEAN-U.S. leaders meeting in Singapore on Nov. 15. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/ AFP-Getty Images …
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Obama calls for Suu Kyi’s release at ASEAN summit – Bangladesh News 24 hours

SINGAPORE, Nov 15, (bdnews24.com/Reuters) – US President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country’s prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore on Sunday …
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First US – ASEAN Summit – PR Inside

2009-11-16 05:53:02 – Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Sunday said his government places engagement with Asia as one of its top priorities.Mr Hatoyama, is in Singapore to attend the APEC Leaders’ Meeting, giving a speech on his …
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Obama presses Burma during ASEAN summit

Supporters of Burma’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi are voicing guarded hope after US President Barack Obama raised her case directly with the
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Written on November 16, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

BURMA DIGEST » Article » US,ASEAN fail to call for Suu Kyi’s release

Sunday’s U.S.-ASEAN summit, to be held just after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ends, is the outcome of the new thinking in Washington that ignoring Myanmar will not yield any results, and relations with Southeast Asia …
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