Monthly Archives: July 2012

A public lecture on “The U.S. Multilateralism and Asia” was held last week at The ASEAN Secretariat, celebrating the 35th Anniversary of ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue Relations. Mr. Nirav Patel, The United States Deputy Assistant of State for Strategy and Multilateral Affairs, delivered the lecture. Mr. Patel shared his views on the United States multilateral diplomacy in [...]

By Danny Lee Director, Community Affairs Development, the ASEAN Secretariat Mother came to vote with her son We were back at the very first polling station we observed this morning. The time was 7 minutes to 5 PM and close to a hundred people were gathered outside. All of them had already voted in the [...]

By Danny Lee Director, Community Affairs Development, The ASEAN Secretariat Ruling Party Candidate rallies in Yangon In military jargon, it is known as D-1. It is read as Dee minus one. Just one day before D-Day, H-Hour – or eve of the Big Day in civilian speak. With just one day to go before Myanmar’s [...]

By Danny LeeDirector for Community Affairs Development at the ASEAN Secretariat The ASEAN Secretariat By-Elections Observation Team had gotten to an early start Friday. When we arrived at the residence of “The Lady”, over a hundred reporters and camera crews had already set up shop. In the background, we had a cheery mix of Myanmar [...]