Full access for Asean aid teams in Myanmar: Surin

13 June 2008

Asean seems to have exceeded expectations somewhat in getting co-operation from the Myanmar govenrment. As this report in Today indicates, aid teams from Asean countries have been promosed full access to affected areas. While very late – it is already 6 weeks after the cyclone hit – it is better than never.

Today
13 June 2008

Full access for Asean aid teams in Myanmar: Surin

Aid teams from the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) will have full access to all the areas in Myanmar devastated by Cyclone Nargis, said the group’s Secretary-General, Dr Surin Pitsuwan. Read the rest of this entry »

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AFP report: Creating ASEAN rights body not easy

13 June 2008

Here is a report from AFP of the start of the 7th Workshop, held in Singapore, June 12-13, 2008.

Agence France-Presse
12 June 2008

Creating ASEAN rights body not easy: Singapore

SINGAPORE – Creating a human rights body for ASEAN will not be easy and must have support from all the bloc’s members, a Singapore cabinet minister said Thursday.

“Let us have no illusions that the road ahead will be easy,” Raymond Lim said in a speech to regional civil society groups and government representatives who met to discuss rights. Read the rest of this entry »

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Xinhua news: ASEAN not to set deadlines for creation of new institution

13 June 2008

This is Xinhua’s news story on the 7th Workshop, held in Singapore, June 12-13, 2008, reporting on Singapore Transport Minister Raymond Lim’s keynote address.

Xinhua
12 June 2008

ASEAN not to set deadlines for creation of new institution

SINGAPORE, June 12 (Xinhua) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must not set artificial deadlines for the creation of a new institution simply in order to establish one, said Singapore’s Second Foreign Minister Raymond Lim on Thursday.

Any new ASEAN institution must have the support of all the 10 member states to reflect the region’s complexity, diversity and realities in all fields, he said. Read the rest of this entry »

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