Using technical solutions developed by INTERPOL, Cambodia and Viet Nam can now instantly conduct real time searches of INTERPOL's global databases. This database currently contains over 30 million entries from more than 150 countries, including information on "Stolen and Lost Travel Documents." After only a few months, the INTERPOL's IT-based information exchange system is proving [...]
If you’re looking for a relaxing and luxurious getaway in Cambodia, try the restored villas in Kep. The holiday destination is featured in the June 2012 edition of “ASEAN Today,” the monthly program focusing on the people and places of the ASEAN region. Dalton Tanonaka and Durudee Sirichanya at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. Also [...]
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN, received the Letter of Credentials presented by H.E. Mr. Tomáš Smetánka, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to ASEAN at the ASEAN Secretariat yesterday. Dr. Surin extended his warm welcome to Ambassador Smetánka to ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat. He also conveyed ASEAN's appreciation for the support by the European [...]
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, received the Letter of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of India to ASEAN, H.E. Mr. Gurjit Singh, in a ceremony held at the ASEAN Secretariat today. Ambassador Singh succeeds H.E. Mr. Biren Nanda who completed his tenure as the Ambassador of the Republic of India [...]
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan welcomed H.E. Mr. Mustafa Ibrahim Ali Al-Mubarak, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ASEAN to receive his Letter of Credentials at the ASEAN Secretariat today. During their discussion, Dr. Surin expressed his sincere condolences on the death of H.R.H. Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Crown [...]
H.E. Mark Canning, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Indonesia said to Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, that his accreditation symbolised UK's interest to deepen its engagement in the region. "The visit of the British Prime Minister David Cameron to Indonesia, the visit of the British Foreign Secretary William Hague to [...]