Burma

  • Nov 10, 2003
  • 6 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Railway could benefit integration

The 1997-98 Asian financial crisis was a major setback to plans to integrate mainland South-east...

  • Nov 10, 2003
  • 1 min read

BURMA: Aung San Suu Kyi calls for further releases

Leader of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi has called for the...

Burma
  • Nov 6, 2003
  • 1 min read

BURMA: International pressure forces BAT pull-out

British American Tobacco (BAT), the second-largest global cigarette manufacturer, today agreed to...

Burma
  • Nov 5, 2003
  • 1 min read

THAILAND/BURMA: Gas find reflects import dependency

Thai-owned PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) won a contract for the exploration of natural...

Thailand
  • Oct 30, 2003
  • 7 min read

CHINA/EU: China eyes EU as US counterweight

A one-day EU-China summit was held today in Beijing. Beijing regards the EU as a potential...

China
  • Oct 20, 2003
  • 7 min read

US/SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Bush seeks to build security ties

US President George Bush is attending the two-day APEC summit, which opened in Thailand today,...

United States
  • Oct 8, 2003
  • 7 min read

ASEAN: Weak leadership will limit integration

Leaders of the Association of South-east Asian Nations states today concluded a two-day summit in...

Asean
  • Oct 7, 2003
  • 1 min read

ASEAN/BURMA: Roadmap reversal

ASEAN leaders released a joint statement today supporting Burma's 'roadmap' for political...

Asean