Abhisit Urges Closer ASEAN Integration « Jonathan Fryer

He has stressed that the 10-nation Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) really needs to press ahead with regional integration more decisively if South East Asia is not only going to protect the environment but also cope …
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Written on December 21, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

Transport boost for South East Asian tourism

Rail travel into Cambodia from other Asian countries could be a possibility again by 2013 thanks to a new loan from the Asian Development Bank. Cambodia is a popular destination for backpackers, as it sits between tourism hotspots Vietnam and Thailand.Source: The Independent

Written on December 17, 2009 | Posted in Thailand | No comment

Brunei to host annual South-East Asian tourism expo next month – Monsters and Critics

Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei has asked its national carrier to boost flights next month when the sultanate will host the annual ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), media reports said Wednesday. The Tourism Department has asked Royal Brunei Airlines ‘to …
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Written on December 16, 2009 | Posted in Laos | No comment

India -ASEAN free trade agreement to come into force in January 2010 – Newstrack India

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI) : India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a trade in goods Agreement in August, which is envisaged to come into force with effect from January 2010. Union Minister of State for Trade and …
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Written on November 27, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

India –ASEAN free trade agreement to come into force in January…

New Delhi: India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a trade in goods Agreement in August, which is envisaged to come…
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Written on November 24, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

Thai PM to stress Qatar’s value to Asean nations (The Peninsula)

DOHA: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (pictured) will stress on the strategic partnership between Thailand and Qatar and its significance to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan, Korea and the GCC region during his dinner speech at Four Seasons Hotel on Wednesday.
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Written on November 20, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

Asean immigration database – Straits Times

MANILA – TEN South-east Asian nations pledged on Wednesday to create a regional immigration database to catch criminals and terrorists going across their borders, the group said. The Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) agreed to set up …
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Written on November 18, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

PGMA to speak for ASEAN in dialogue with US | balita-dot-ph

SINGAPORE, Nov. 14 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will speak on behalf of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a dialogue with the.
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Written on November 15, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

Cambodia says row should stay off US-ASEAN summit agenda (Roundup) – Monsters and Critics

Bangkok/Phnom Penh – Cambodia said Friday that deteriorating relations between it and Thailand should not be discussed at this weekend’s summit between the US and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Both countries are members of the …
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Written on November 13, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

Cambodia says row should stay off US-ASEAN summit agenda – Summary – Earthtimes

Bangkok/Phnom Penh – Cambodia said Friday that deteriorating relations between it and Thailand should not be discussed at this weekend’s summit between the US and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Both countries are members of the …
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Written on November 13, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment