By Jet Hermida on Apr 12, 2008 in AFA, ASEAN, Alternative Regional Integration | 0 Comments
This issue paper jointly published by AFA and AsiaDHRRA presents basic information on the ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint, including updates on ASEAN Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), as well as AFA’s analysis and position on these topics. It was written by Focus on the Global South Program Coordinator Joy Chavez, who [...]
By Jet Hermida on Mar 1, 2008 in ASEAN, News Clippings | 0 Comments
Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Lao PDR have joined Singapore in ratifying the ASEAN Charter. Brunei Darussalam deposited its instrument of ratification on 15 February 2008; Malaysia and Lao PDR’s followed suit this afternoon, 20 February 2008.
In a simple ceremony in Singapore on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General [...]
By admin on Jan 22, 2008 in ASEAN, DHRRA News, Small Farmers to Market | 2 Comments
AsiaDHRRA with funding support from ASEAN Foundation is gearing up for the full launch of the 2 year regional project “Linking Small Farmers to Market” (LSFM) in the three pilot countries namely, Philippines,Cambodia and Vietnam. Mr. Nonoy Villas, filipino and a veteran manager of several national and regional NGO projects will serve as the project [...]
By Jet Hermida on Jan 15, 2008 in ASEAN, News Clippings | 0 Comments
Our congratulations to Dr. Surin Pitsuwan on his appointment as the new Secretary-General of ASEAN!
Dr. Pitsuwan, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, assumed the post of Secretary-General of ASEAN on 7 January 2008, succeeding Mr. Ong Keng Yong, whose term ended on 31 December 2007.
The five-year tenure of Dr. Surin Pitsuwan [...]
