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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will be proclaimed the new king of Thailand later Thursday, his office said, opening a new chapter for the powerful monarchy in a country still mourning the death of his father. Vajiralongkorn, 64, who inherits one of the world’s richest monarchies as well as a politically troubled nation, will ascend the throne 50 days after King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death. In complex protocols, the prince will on Thursday […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The ASEAN Secretariat, in cooperation with the ASEAN Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Network, organised a workshop on Thursday (November 24, 2016) to raise awareness and enhance cooperation among various stakeholders to promote the practice of CSR in ASEAN. Over the last few decades, the region has made substantial progress in promoting CSR. The Workshop exchanged ideas on the practices and experiences of implementing CSR by various ASEAN entities and stakeholders with the […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia — To effectively implement the recently adopted Master Plan on The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Connectivity (MPAC) 2025, ASEAN needs a robust monitoring and evaluation system. The report Enhancing ASEAN Connectivity Monitoring and Evaluation released on Tuesday (November 28, 2016) at the ASEAN Secretariat assessed the progress and achievements made in the MPAC 2010, drew out the policy implications, and outlined lessons for the future. Since the implementation of the MPAC 2025 is […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Switzerland on Tuesday, November 28 convened the Inaugural ASEAN-Switzerland Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AS-JSCC) Meeting to mark the launch of their formal partnership. This meeting formalises ASEAN-Switzerland partnership following the conferment of the status of an ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner on Switzerland during the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting on 24 July 2016 in Vientiane. Befitting the significance of the occasion, Switzerland sent a […]
PHNOM PENH — The 2nd Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC) was held on 21 November at the ARMAC’s Headquarters, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Upon full operationalization, ARMAC will serve as a center of excellence to assist interested ASEAN Member States in research, knowledge sharing and raising awareness on the effects of explosive remnants of war and encourage efforts to address them. The meeting discussed […]
by Jerome TAYLOR BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — After spending much of his life outside the public eye, Thailand’s next monarch Maha Vajiralongkorn has been catapulted into the limelight as future king of a politically fractured nation still grieving for his revered father. The 64-year-old inherits one of the world’s richest monarchies, an opaque institution shielded by a notoriously tough royal defamation law. Yet the untested heir has enormous shoes to fill following the October 13 […]
Canada is working with ASEAN to deliver an ambitious five-year, 11.9 million Canadian dollar-initiative, through a partnership with the organization for economic co-operation and development or o-e-c-d to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region. https://youtu.be/Ume5VPm8lR8
Going over to Vietnam, the national assembly voted to scrap plans to build two multi-billion-dollar nuclear power plants with Russia and Japan, after officials cited lower demand forecasts and rising costs.
SINGAPORE(Reuters)– Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday (November) on his first visit to the city state since taking office in 2010. After an official welcoming ceremony, the two heads of state sat for a meeting reaffirming their good relations and the need to continue working together in the face of global challenges. “At a time when many countries are turning inwards seeking to repudiate globalisation […]
Conservationists catch underwater video of an adolescent male whale shark sucking fish out of a fishing net off Indonesia. (Eagle News)
(Eagle News) — Military and police chiefs are warning hard-line Muslim groups against treason ahead of planned rallies this week and next. The groups led a violent protest in the capital earlier this month, and have vowed to rally against Jakarta’s non-Muslim governor, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, again. Many Muslims have been protesting for weeks against Purnama and President Joko Widodo, who is seen as one of Purnama’s major supporters. Indonesia’s Police Chief, Tito Karnavian, […]
(Eagle News) — At least 500 Rohingya Muslims have arrived in the district of Cox’s Bazar after crossing the wide Naf River border to Bangladesh on small boats. They were directed to the Kutupalang refugee camps.
