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Asean and the new cold war

Tomorrow will mark the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). There will be celebrations to mark the golden jubilee, with plenty of dignitaries on hand as the event coincides with ministerial meetings that started last Wednesday and conclude tomorrow.  Manila is the host of the high-level talks including the Asean Regional Forum, […]

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Indonesia’s Q2 growth at 5.01% y-o-y, below expectation

JAKARTA, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economy grew at the same pace in the second quarter as in 2017’s first period, below market expectations, statistics bureau data showed on Monday. Southeast Asia’s largest economy grew 5.01% in April-June from the same period last year, the bureau said, identical with the first quarter result. A Reuters […]

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‘Without Asean, we are nothing’

Chutintorn Gongsakdi, Ambassador of Thailand to India, reflects on the first 50 years of Asean and the challenges of the future in a conversation with MK Aftab of Diplomatist magazine  As one of the founding members of Asean, Thailand has played an important role in the first 50 years of its journey. What is your […]

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Thai vending machines for Cambodia

A local firm is to partner with a Thai manufacturer to bring the latest self-service vending machines to Cambodia as part of a franchise deal. Khmer Klean will work with Thai firm Pudcha to introduce the convenience machines across Phnom Penh initially and later throughout the country, the Khmer Times reported on Monday. Rozet El, board director […]

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