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ASEAN News, May 11, 2012

Malaysia's FDRS System May Be Expanded To Include Asean Countries
Bernama
By Alan Ting KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- The national Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS) may be expanded to include otherASEAN countries in order to provide early warning on potential fire occurrences, said Natural Resources and Environment ...
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ASEAN plus Three Labor Ministers Meeting wraps up in Cambodia
Philippine Star
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) - The 7th ASEAN Plus Three Labor Ministers Meeting wrapped up here Friday with the release of a joint statement, calling for further exchange of views on joint labor initiatives. During the two-day meeting, the labor ministers ...
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Pillay urges ASEAN to set bar high with human rights declaration
Kuwait News Agency
GENEVA, May 11 (KUNA) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday offered her encouragement to ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in drafting a regional human rights declaration, but called for a meaningful ...
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Vietnam hosts US-ASEAN relationship forum
VietNamNet Bridge
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Embassy in the US, in coordination with the Southeast Asia Roundtable Forum, held the second Vietnam Forum on the US-ASEANrelationship, in Washington DC on May 10. Present at the forum were ambassadors and diplomats ...
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DIARY - Global Environment
Reuters
TUESDAY, MAY 29 VIENTIANE - 4th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Environmental Education (AWGEE) (to May 30). FRIDAY, JUNE 1 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability (to June 3).
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Research and Markets: Cambodia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2012
SunHerald.com
BMI View: The Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) is becoming increasingly attractive to foreign investors given the association's plans to boost economic development through the ASEANEconomic Community (AEC) by 2015.
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Fifth Meeting of AICHR on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD), Ninth...
The Online Zamboanga Times
by ASEAN News Desk The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has concluded a series of meetings from 6 to 10 May 2012 in Bangkok, the Kingdom of Thailand; the Fifth Meeting of AICHR on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD), ...
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DHL cuts ribbon on new hub
Bangkok Post
"The Thai government advocates the country becoming the business hub of Asean, and the country is well positioned to do so." With 41 service facilities nationwide, DHL will act as a network to give Thailand and Asean connectivity with the rest of the ...
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Somkid speaks on sufficiency
Chicago Tribune
Mr Somkid said the Asean Economic Community will benefit Thailand once it begins in 2015, and he urged the government to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expand abroad. "While the large companies are prepared and ready to enjoy benefits, ...
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HP restarts tablet manufacturing
Chicago Tribune
Mr Bradley said Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam are the top three high-growth markets in Asean, as these countries still have low PC penetration rates. Bryan Ma, an associate vice-president at the global research firm IDC, said Asean's PC exports are ...
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Apollo Tyres to set up production base in SE Asia
Hindu Business Line
The Rs 12000-crore Apollo Tyres is looking forward to set up production base in Asean (Association of South East Asian Nations) countries to take advantage of the free trade regime. As a precursor to its “long-term” move, the company has already ...
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Vietnam floats between China and US
Asia Times Online
Vietnam's ASEAN allies bring their own baggage to the controversy. For a while, Vietnam can ride the coattails of the Philippines, which has stronger US military backing and is currently in a month-old high-seas standoff against China.
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MAS-AA collaboration pact necessary for open skies challenges, says Rafidah
The Malaysian Insider
By Clara Chooi PETALING JAYA, May 11 — Efforts by AirAsia, AirAsia X and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to collaborate on cost-cutting measures despite the abandoned share-swap deal are necessary to face challenges when theASEAN open skies policy comes into ...
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The Malaysian Insider
Poll: Thailand not ready for AEC
Bangkok Post
Just over half of people polled recently (52.3 per cent) thought Thailand is not yet ready for the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, Bansomdej Poll reported on Friday. Only 16.7 per cent of the respondents believed the ...
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San Mig Cools Saigon Heat
Manila Bulletin
By JONAS TERRADO MANILA, Philippines — The San Miguel Beermen displayed their superiority in the second half to score a vengeful 83-68 victory over the Saigon Heat to close out their AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League regular season campaign on Wednesday ...
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AirAsia, AirAsia X, MAS collaboration important: Rafidah
Sin Chew Jit Poh
PETALING JAYA, May 11 (Bernama) -- All airlines in the country must be able to face challenges when the Asean open sky policy comes into force in 2015 and therefore, collaboration efforts between AirAsia, AirAsia X and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is ...
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Kittiratt says most Japanese firms to stay
Bangkok Post
Mr Kittiratt said once the Asean Economic Community integrates in 2015, any government subsidies would mean subsidising other Aseancountries too. He believes the government should have maintained goods prices at the same time as hiking the minimum ...
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Najib invites OIC investors to consider ETP projects
The Edge Malaysia
He said with the Asean Economic Community, which would take off in 2015, Malaysia will become the gateway to a regional market of almost 600 million people with zero tariffs for 99.4% of all tradable products. The prime minister said that Asean's free ...
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Majority Of Thais Not Ready For AEC: Poll
Bernama
BANGKOK, May 11 (Bernama) -- A recent survey showed that the majority of Thais thought the country was not well prepared for the incoming ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) envisioned in 2015, Xinhua news agency reported. Some 52.3 percent of respondents ...
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China, Philippines Intensify War of Words Over South China Sea
The Chosun Ilbo
The regional grouping has set a deadline for reaching an agreement in July, when Thailand will become the ASEAN-China coordinator. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn ...
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Jet Airways to launch another flight service to Dubai
Times of India
The flights are timed to connect with Jet Airways's domestic network and network to SAARC/ASEAN points. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways said: "The new flight would help in connecting our guests flying in from Tier II and III ...
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Fil-Ams protest China 'bullying' but gov't steps back
ABS CBN News
The Washington DC picket has been dubbed “Stop China's Bullying of the Philippines, ASEAN and Mr. Chen & Family” – a rather extended title for a protest action that's only planned to last the noon-break hour – but reveals the strategy of Fil-Ams to ...
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Cooperative Laws Need Constant Revision, Says Rafidah
Bernama
Rafidah said there were many opportunities abroad with Asean's open market. So, there were no reasons why cooperatives were unable to participate, she said. "Cooperatives will be inherited by younger generations and they see opportunities across ...
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Jellybean Bryant ABL journey
Philippine Star
Bryant, 57, the father of Los Angeles Lakers NBA All-Star guard Kobe, belatedly came aboard as head coach of the Bangkok Cobras in the current season of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The jovial 6-9 Philadelphia native had a rather rude reception, ...
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GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 11/5
VietNamNet Bridge
Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 22 ndASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting which took place in the Cambodia capital city of Phnom Penh on May 10.
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Rafidah: Review laws, end bureaucratic restrictions over co-operatives
The Malaysian Insider
If co-operatives only stay within the country, that means we will not see them have inter-ASEAN businesses, for example,” she told a press conference after delivering a speech at Angkasa's 41st anniversary celebration here. “So if the law permits, ...
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Expanding DHL opens new distribution hub on Rama III
The Nation
The company will continue to invest in facilities, products and service capacity as well as personnel to capitalise on opportunities arising from the implementation of the Asean Economic Community in 2015. Rama III is the first DHL Express distribution ...
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Patriots try to enter s'finals on high note
Cebu Daily News
2 spot, the AirAsia Philippine Patriots hope to bring back their imposing form in the Asean Basketball League tonight. The Patriots wrap up their elimination run bidding for a 16th victory against the Chang Thailand Slammers at 7 pm (8 pm in Manila) at ...
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South-east tigers prove far from extinct
Sydney Morning Herald
At a recent gathering in Rangoon, an official from one of its 10 member countries bemoaned the fact that ASEANmembership involved officials attending ''600 meetings a year''. Bound by a code of ''non-interference'' in each other's affairs, ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
China's Economy May Soon Get a Loosening
BusinessWeek
“Imports from ASEAN, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea all declined over a year ago,” wrote UBS's Wang. “Much of the imports from these economies are processing components—indeed, overall processing imports declined in April—which suggest that processing ...
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ASEAN plus Three Labor Ministers Meeting wraps up in Cambodia ...
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Thai-ASEAN News Network - After You Dessert Café: An Appetite ...
Chef Kulapat 'May' Kanokwatanawan, the 25-year-old owner of After You Dessert Café, can now be accurately described as a 'household name' in the kingdom, ...
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Thai-ASEAN News Network - IEAT Investigates Map Ta Phut ...
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand is cooperating with the EIT to inspect the BST Petrochemical factory and 7 nearby factories following the explosion on ...
www.thailandoutlook.tv/tan/ViewData.aspx?DataID=1054680
None has approached : Jaya : ASEAN NEWS LINE - Topix
None has approached : Jaya : ASEAN NEWS LINE. Full story: sagarnaresh. wordpress.com. AIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief and ...
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Britain encourages EU to invest more in ASEAN region | GMA News ...
As the European Union continues to suffer from financial turmoil, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) moves toward a single-market ...
www.gmanetwork.com/.../britain-encourages-eu-to-invest-mor...
ASEAN-EU mark 35 years of partnership
Tuesday, 01 May 2012 in ASEAN News. Thirty five years of partnership and cooperation were marked when ASEAN and EU Foreign Ministers, the High ...
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Japan, ASEAN vow to complete trade 'roadmap' - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Ministers from Japan and Southeast Asia agreed to complete a "roadmap" in August to double trade in 10 years between the world's third ...
news.yahoo.com/japan-asean-vow-complete-trade-roadmap-0...
Asean Banks Vie for Rank in Region
Personalize your own news page. Receive and .... To be sure, the diverse members of Asean are still far from becoming a unified market. There are still big ...
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CIMB fills Asean gap with BoC acquisition — Research firms
Research firms expressed confidence that CIMB has cemented its foothold in the Asean region with its most recent acquisition of Bank of Commerce's 59.98 per ...
www.theborneopost.com/.../cimb-fills-asean-gap-with-boc-acq...
First Asian Film Festival Unveiled
Manila Bulletin Online aims to deliver breaking news from the Philippines... Development Council of the Philippines' latest undertaking, the AsianFilm Festival.
www.mb.com.ph/articles/.../first-asian-film-festival-unveiled
Asean seen as economic growth force by 2015 | Inquirer News
The Southeast Asian region, with an estimated population of 600 million, is anticipated to join the ranks of China and India as a major economic growth force in ...
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ASEAN launches university-community ... - University World News
AsiaEngage, a new regional umbrella organisation to promote social and community engagement by universities in the Association of South EastAsian Nations ...
www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story...
USTDA: News & Events: U.S.-ASEAN Smart Grid Workshop
Home > News & Events > U.S.-ASEAN Smart Grid Workshop. USTDA Events. U.S.-ASEAN Smart Grid Workshop. Partnering for Regional Power Cooperation ...
www.ustda.gov/news/.../USASEANSmartGridWorkshop.asp
IOS Signs Top Indian Olympic Athletes « ASEAN NEWS LINE
ASEAN NEWS LINE ... time Asian Games Bronze medalist Krishna Poonia; Commonwealth and Asian Championships Gold medalist and the first Indian wrestler ...
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