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Feb 17, 2012

ASEAN News, Feb 17, 2012

Kingdom nears ASEAN needs
Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia has met 70 per cent of the basic requirements needed to join theASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday, referring to a recently updated report issued by the economic block. The Kingdom ranked third in ...
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Asean-BAC Offers Scholarship For Business, Technology Studies
Bernama
JAKARTA, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- Encouraging regional cooperation, theAsean Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC) is offering scholarships in selected Asean universities to students wishing to study programmes related to business and technology.
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Patriots seek No. 6; Beermen duel Warriors
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The AirAsia Philippine Patriots shoot for the first round pennant as they slug it out with the Chang Thailand Slammers tonight in the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the Thai Japanese Association Gym in Bangkok, Thailand.
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MoU on non-convention ships
New Straits Times
KOTA KINABALU: The Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) is expected to endorse a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on non-convention sized ships (NCSS) next month. Proposed by the Philippines, ...
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MAYANMAR:Take meaningful steps towards a democratic transition, peace and ...
Bay Area Indymedia
Thein Sein's government has taken a number of indisputably positive steps since November 2011, when Burma/Myanmar was granted the chairpersonship of ASEAN for 2014. These include the release of close to three hundred well known political prisoners, ...
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ETP offers huge opportunity for British firms, says UK minister
New Straits Times
On the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), he said the region's growing importance to UK business was reflected in his ministry's new five-year strategy, "Britain Open for Business". "I will be visiting three of the five Asean countries ...
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Beermen take on Warriors
Manila Standard Today
AN Miguel Beer eyes its fifth Asean Basketball League win as the Beermen go up against the Indonesian Warriors today at the Mahaka Square in Jakarta, Indonesia. With a 4-2 card, the Beermen share second place with the Westport Malaysia Dragons behind ...
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Patriots Eye Revenge vs Slammers
Manila Bulletin
By JONAS TERRADO MANILA, Philippines — League-leading AirAsia Philippine shoots for the first round pennant when it battles defending champion Chang Thailand Saturday in a rematch of last year's finalists in the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League.
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ABL PH squads try to keep lofty spots
Inquirer.net
By Jasmine W. Payo MANILA, Philippines—Two Philippine squads hope to bolster their stay at the penthouse of the standings when they play separate road games in the Asean Basketball League tonight. Riding on a four-game roll, the AirAsia Philippine ...
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Futsal team head to tourney
Phnom Penh Post
The Cambodia national futsal team will fly to Bangkok on Sunday ahead of participation at the ASEAN Zone qualification tournament for the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship. Cambodia have been bracketed in Group B alongside Australia, Vietnam and Malaysia, ...
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'Zay Kabar' Khin Shwe Faces Lawsuit
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
By KHIN OO THAR / THE IRRAWADDY Friday, February 17, 2012 Khin Shwe, chairman of Zay Kabar Company, talks during the 37th ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting at a hotel in Rangoon on November 3, 2011. (Photo: Retuers) Khin Shwe, the chairman of Zay Kabar ...
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The Irrawaddy News Magazine
Dongfeng minitruck starts production in Thailand
China Daily
The establishment of a production base in Thailand would also fulfill the DFM's desire to expand business across the wider ASEAN market, according to Patchara Samalapa, executive vice president of Kasikorn Bank in charge of the SME Division.
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Vietnam Stocks to Surge 120% in 2 Years: Fund Manager
CNBC.com
Vietnam's stock market, which tumbled nearly 30 percent last year because of surging inflation and a declining currency, is the most undervalued market in Southeast Asia, David Roes, the CEO of Asean Investment Management, told CNBC on Friday.
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Good ties boost investment, trade, tourism between Cambodia, China
People's Daily Online
The bilateral trades amounted to 2.5 billion US dollars last year, up 73.5 percent, the highest growth rate among the bilateral trade between China and other ASEAN countries, according to the statistics provided by the Chinese Embassy.
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Phuket News - Thailand 'needs more attractions'
The Phuket News
Thailand urgently needs to strengthen its travel products by adding new attractions, if it is to remain a major player in ASEAN. Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) President, Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, warned last week that new tourism ...
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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 17/2
VietNamNet Bridge
Vietnamese writer Nguyen Chi Trung was among eight ASEANartists to receive the 2011 Southeast Asian Writers Award (SEA Writers Award) on Feb 16. However, the awards conferring ceremony had been delayed to 2012 due to the floods in Thailand last year.
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VietNamNet Bridge
Keeping pace with technology overhaul in Asia
The Asset
Asean integration, renminbi internationalization and electronic banking upgrades across the region are some key reasons for SWIFT's far-reaching plans in the Asia-Pacific. The financial messaging provider for financial institutions and corporations in ...
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Burma Business Roundup (Friday, February 17)
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
But India's media see a modern port at Tavoy as a vital link between South Asia and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). “The biggest impetus to India's Look East Policy could be the Dawei project in Burma.
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Thailand claims fastest-growing market for Ford
Bangkok Post
Our class-leading service intervals [15000 kilometres] and 24-hour spare parts guarantee will be key factors," said Peter Fleet, the president of FordAsean. Mr Fleet does not anticipate any major strategy adjustments ahead of the establishment of the ...
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India Pursues Infrastructure Development by PPP Model
Dredging Today
Ahluwalia said that port connectivity with any of the countries under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is something his government is exploring. “We are following the PPP so we don't spend too much government money yet bring in as ...
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Emerging Trends
Manila Bulletin
While ASEAN had played a significant unifying force, the cultural diversity in the region which Naisbitt predicted as the “dominant region of the world: Economically, politically, and culturally,” will continue to manifest itself.
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China becomes biggest source of imports for New Zealand
Wines-Info.Com
The next biggest sources of imports were the European Union (up by 17 percent to NZ$6.9 billion), the ASEAN-10 countries (up 7.4 percent to NZ$6.2 billion) and the United States (up 9.6 percent to NZ$4.5 billion). New Zealand exports grew in all of its...
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Wines-Info.Com
Viet Nam Red Cross donates aid money to the Philippines
Viet Nam News
The act comes in response to the United Nation's call on the international community, including ASEAN countries, to assist the Philippines. Typhoon Washi washed away entire villages when it whipped the country on December 17, 2011, leaving 1400 dead or ...
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Ogilvy & Mather Philippines Announces New Management Changes As Ceo Randy...
Manila Bulletin
David Mayo, President, Ogilvy & Mather ASEAN will assume the position of interim CEO and will work with Aquino on a succession plan. “It's an exciting time for the industry and for Ogilvy,” says Aquino. “It is also an exciting time for me personally.
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Singapore, Brunei pledge deeper cooperation
Straits Times
The two Asean members also agreed that it was important to work closely in the regional organisation to ensure stability in the region amid the uncertain state of the world's economic situation. The meeting of minds took place when Sultan Hassanal ...
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Straits Times
Declining agri productivity contributes to low exports: industry leaders
The Online Zamboanga Times
It was noted that the Philippines' yield of mango was among the lowest in the ASEAN. At only 4.55 tons per hectare in 2010, this was only about 40 percent of the yield of Cambodia and 35 percent that of Indonesia. It is incongruous to think that the ...
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Bonding with Bangladesh
Times of India
... the intra-region trade in the sub-continent is a measly 5% of all trade undertaken by the member countries - while the corresponding figure stands at a quarter to two-thirds of all trade, for trading blocs like NAFTA, the Euro zone and ASEAN.
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Good Ties Boost Investment, Trade, Tourism between Cambodia, China
CRIENGLISH.com
The bilateral trades amounted to 2.5 billion US dollars last year, up 73.5 percent, the highest growth rate among the bilateral trade between China and other ASEAN countries, according to the statistics provided by the Chinese Embassy.
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DIARY - Global Environment
Reuters
MONDAY, APRIL 2 JAKARTA - ASEAN Regional Environmental Security Conference (to April 5). SUNDAY, APRIL 15 LAS VEGAS, CA - ISRI - Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Annual Convention & Expo 2012 (to April 19). TUESDAY, APRIL 17 HELSINKI - World ...
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Siemens' doors open to channel partnerships
ARNnet
The company's Australia and ASEAN vice-president and general manager, Rajiv Ghatikar, said, “Our doors are very open. We look for two things in partners. Firstly, competency in terms of domain knowledge to which they can participate.
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Thai-ASEAN News Network - TAN Network Meet and Greet ...
TAN Network held its first exclusive party for fans to finally meet our on air personalities over the weekend. The Meet and Greet had Kristie Kenney, the US ...
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Thai-ASEAN News Network - Tranquil Quarters @ Burasari
Located just a few steps away from Phuket's Patong Beach, Burasari is perfectly placed for vacationers in search of rest and relaxation. Nida Sampattavanich ...
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Thai-ASEAN News Network – Intellectual Property Dept Launches ...
Thai-ASEAN News Network – Intellectual Property Dept Launches Campaign ... brings you up-to-date international news and features on all aspects of maritime ...
maritimesecurity.asia/.../thai-asean-news-network-intellectual-p...
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Asean, India reaffirm 20-year ties
AP PhotoMinisters attending the Association of Southeast Asian nations orAsean's fourth dialogue session with India suggested measures to forge ...
www.thejakartapost.com/.../asean-india-reaffirm-20-year-ties.h...
India and ASEAN celebrate 20 years of ties
By Chhavi Bakaria | Posted: 15 February 2012 2210 hrs INDIA: India flagged-off the year-long celebrations commemorating 20 years of theASEAN-India dialogue ...
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/.../.html
ASEAN environmental security
The immediate response of both the ASEAN Secretariat and ASEANHumanitarian Assistance Center to mobilize disaster and recovery resources and extend ...
www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion...
Antara News : President voices need to harmonize ASEAN`s judicial ...
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stressed the need for ASEANmember countries to harmonize their legal systems and laws as part of the process to ...
www.antaranews.com/.../president-voices-need-to-harmonize-...
AntiSec hack ASEAN Summit 2012 website - UK news - Blottr
Report, collaborate & discover breaking news as it happens. ... Members of the AntiSec movement have hacked the website of the ASEAN Summit 2012 ...
www.blottr.com/.../antisec-hack-asean-summit-2012-website
Asean close to pact on N-arms ban | Bangkok Post: news
Following a decade-long impasse, the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) is finally on the path to being endorsed by the world's five ...
www.bangkokpost.com/.../asean-close-to-pact-on-n-arms-ban
ASEAN nations to meet in Delhi today - India News - IBNLive
Economic integration, non-traditional security challenge and evolving security will be discussed at a high-level dialogue which will be attended by delegates ...
ibnlive.in.com/news/asean-nations-to-meet.../229653-3.html
A new era of Asean-Burma family saga - Asia News Network
In a way, Asean was considered a late comer of sort because during in past six months, almost all news headlines were dominated by visits of Western ...
www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=27634
Thai-ASEAN News Network - Police Probing Wildlife ...
Thai-ASEAN News Network - Police Probing Wildlife Slaughterhouses in BKK - StumbleUpon.
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ASEAN Ladies Circle holds congress in Malaysia - Related news - 2 ...
Almost 100 members of the ASEAN Ladies Circle (ALC) and representatives from the diplomatic corps attended the organisations 30th congress in Kuala ...
en.baomoi.com/Info/ASEAN-Ladies-Circle.../233235.epi
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