ASEAN

  • Sep 16, 2005
  • 5 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA/CHINA: China makes its presence felt

The signing, this month, of a memorandum of understanding on bilateral defence cooperation by...

South-East Asia
  • Aug 29, 2005
  • 6 min read

BURMA: ASEAN pressure forces Rangoon re-think

Last month's decision by the military-controlled State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) not...

Burma
  • Aug 23, 2005
  • 1 min read

BURMA: Government asks health NGO to stay

The government today requested the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria to...

Burma
  • Aug 3, 2005
  • 6 min read

ASEAN: Burma issue highlights deep divisions

At the ASEAN ministerial conference in Vientiane last month, Burma announced it would not take up...

Asean
  • Aug 2, 2005
  • 6 min read

INDONESIA: Aceh peace deal holds real promise

The Indonesian government is today meeting with representatives from the EU and ASEAN to prepare...

Indonesia
  • Aug 2, 2005
  • 1 min read

BURMA: WFP chief visits Burma

World Food Programme (WFP) chief James Morris arrived in Burma yesterday on a four-day trip.

Burma
  • Jul 27, 2005
  • 6 min read

US/ASEAN: Rice's absence opens doors for Beijing

Burma announced yesterday that it will forfeit its opportunity to chair ASEAN in 2006. The move...

United States
  • Jul 26, 2005
  • 6 min read

INDIA: Trade deal with Singapore will boost reform

The National Council of Applied Economic Research said yesterday that the Comprehensive Economic...

Singapore