Monthly Archives: October 2006

The Sub-regional Ministerial Meeting on Transboundary Haze Pollution was held in Pekanbaru on 13 October 2006. The Meeting was attended by the Ministers and other high ranking officials responsible for the environment from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Nine governors of Indonesian provinces, ten regents of the Riau Province as well as representatives [...]

At our meeting in Kuala Lumpur in July, the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN emphasized that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is essential in maintaining peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region. We reaffirmed the importance of dialogue among all parties for the peaceful resolution of the nuclear issue.             We are therefore deeply [...]

“ASEAN celebrates ASEAN Day for Disaster Management in conjunction with the International Day for Disaster Reduction ASEAN and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) will organise joint collaborative activities to commemorate the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management and the International Day for Disaster Reduction on 11 October 2006.  The joint activities will be [...]

It is indeed a happy occasion to see that an Asian candidate has emerged as the Security Council’s nominee for the post of Secretary General of the United Nations. This will be the first time that Asia will occupy that seat, since Secretary General U Thant left office in 1971. On behalf of the member [...]

A blossoming relationship To mark the 15th anniversary of the Asean-China dialogue, a series of international meetings are being convened in Beijing, leading to the Asean-China Commemorative Summit on Oct 30-31 in Nanning. By THITAPHA WATTANAPRUTTIPAISAN The dialogue between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China began in 1991. Few would have then predicted [...]