PHUKETWAN recognises the importance of Asean with the Economic Community approaching and marks what's happening around the region with a new column, Asean Today.
channelnewsasia.com A Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Bedok-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) was deployed to the search and rescue operation for the missing AirAsia QZ8501 plane. To date, the Singapore Armed Forces has contributed two C-130 aircraft, two Super Puma helicopters and five navy ships.
thehindu.com The majority of those travelling in Australia's region were Rohingya, a persecuted ethnic minority from Burma, who are brutalised by their own government, denied any rights to citizenship, to education, banned from having more than two children and from work in certain industries. Australia has signed an agreement with Burma with the aim of ''boosting Myanmar's immigration and border control'' - essentially to prevent Rohingya from leaving.
opednews.com Citizens of Burma or Myanmar remain skeptical of political transformation under the existing President Thein Sein's regime that claims itself as a reformist government. The reason is that the regime just changes its clothes rather than its undemocratic mind-set.
scmp.com 53 killed in Philippines, 21 dead in Malaysia as storms trigger floods and landslides. Among those who died was a family of 11 whose creek-side house was washed away by a flash flood in Cebu. Six other people were missing in the same town.
wsj.com Nearly 10 months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, setting off the biggest mystery of the modern jet era, regulators, safety experts and the global airline industry remain sharply at odds over how to respond to the tragedy.
rt.com Thousands of fireworks and party favors have been snatched up in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh after local authorities began enforcing a fatwa banning New Year's Eve celebrations in the country's sharia-ruled province.
wsj.com Surabaya's cross-border reputation before the crash largely was marked by revelations about its notorious zoo, where several animals have died this year, including one lion. Local media reported that it was found hanged in its cage.
bangkokpost.com Thailand and Cambodia have boosted their military presence at a disputed border crossing in Ubon Ratchathani's Nam Yuen district after Cambodian authorities moved in equipment to begin work on a development in an area claimed by both countries.
Singapore
channelnewsasia.com A Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Bedok-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) was deployed to the search and rescue operation for the missing AirAsia QZ8501 plane. To date, the Singapore Armed Forces has contributed two C-130 aircraft, two Super Puma helicopters and five navy ships.
Burma
thehindu.com The majority of those travelling in Australia's region were Rohingya, a persecuted ethnic minority from Burma, who are brutalised by their own government, denied any rights to citizenship, to education, banned from having more than two children and from work in certain industries. Australia has signed an agreement with Burma with the aim of ''boosting Myanmar's immigration and border control'' - essentially to prevent Rohingya from leaving.
opednews.com Citizens of Burma or Myanmar remain skeptical of political transformation under the existing President Thein Sein's regime that claims itself as a reformist government. The reason is that the regime just changes its clothes rather than its undemocratic mind-set.
Malaysia
scmp.com 53 killed in Philippines, 21 dead in Malaysia as storms trigger floods and landslides. Among those who died was a family of 11 whose creek-side house was washed away by a flash flood in Cebu. Six other people were missing in the same town.
wsj.com Nearly 10 months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, setting off the biggest mystery of the modern jet era, regulators, safety experts and the global airline industry remain sharply at odds over how to respond to the tragedy.
Indonesia
rt.com Thousands of fireworks and party favors have been snatched up in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh after local authorities began enforcing a fatwa banning New Year's Eve celebrations in the country's sharia-ruled province.
wsj.com Surabaya's cross-border reputation before the crash largely was marked by revelations about its notorious zoo, where several animals have died this year, including one lion. Local media reported that it was found hanged in its cage.
Cambodia
bangkokpost.com Thailand and Cambodia have boosted their military presence at a disputed border crossing in Ubon Ratchathani's Nam Yuen district after Cambodian authorities moved in equipment to begin work on a development in an area claimed by both countries.
