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Poor farmers and unskilled labourers would feel a negative impact and no benefits from the 2015 launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), a forum of non-governmental organisations said yesterday.Thailand was set to open its borders to almost all farming …

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What comes out as ‘ASEAN news’ are stories that closely follow high-profile summits and ministerial meetings, quote prime ministers, presidents and ministers, and are usually in the form of event-focused spot news, going by a review of published newspaper articles …

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ASEAN labour force to expand by 16 per cent The labour force in Southeast Asia will increase by 16 percent in 2012-2015, Moody’s Investors Service cited recent World Bank estimates. The population of ASEAN member countries aged between 15 and …

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ASEAN in Today’s World (AsTW) is a 2-week international program focusing on ASEAN and East Asia, designed for university students from around the world. The medium of instruction is English. AsTW was launched in March 2009 and has been co-organized …

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Asean today..

Much has been said about the AEC (Asean Economic Community) and its far-reaching implications for Thailand. During the past two years, the country has been the most active within Asean as far as the AEC campaign is concerned. As much …

 

Preparation for the ASEAN Community in 2015

Background To response to the globalisation and the regional economic and political development, the ASEAN Leaders had announced their intention to create the ASEAN Community at the Ninth Summit in Indonesia in October 2003 before ASEAN established the Vientiane Action …

 

Food Asean

Brunei Darussalam    Ambuyat is considered the most popular delicacy in Brunei. It is made from sago and eaten by dipping a serving in a hot and thick sauce called cacah. Ambuyat, in replacement of rice, is served with a minimum of …

 

ASEAN Japan Drums

To celebrate the 40th year of ASEAN-Japan friendship and cooperation, the Japan Foundation is presenting the ASEAN-Japan ‘Drums & Voices’ Concert Tour. It will be touring each ASEAN country throughout October and November and playing in Japan in December 2013. ‘Drums & …

 

The Future of ASEAN

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The Future of ASEAN ASEAN is widely recognized in the international community as an exemplar of enlightened and successful regionalism. But what precisely constitutes the nature and measure of its achievements? In the first place, it is remarkable enough that …

 

Economy of Malaysia

Malaysia is a relatively open state-oriented and newly industrialised market economy.The state plays a significant but declining role in guiding economic activity through macroeconomic plans. Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP growing an average 6.5 per cent …