The concerns of ASEAN’s outgoing Secretary-General on the South China Sea territorial issue leads the December 2012 edition of “ASEAN Today,” with Surin Pitsuwan urging all parties to move forward on the sensitive matter. Dalton Tanonaka of Indonesia’s Metro TV and Sarah Rabiatul Kamit of the Brunei Times in Bandar Seri Begawan report on the [...]
ASEAN and India have made tremendous progress during past years on a wide range of issues that become increasingly beneficial and relevant not just to the respective national interests of each ASEAN Member State and India but also to wider regional stability. This was the message conveyed when Leaders of ASEAN and India gathered on [...]
After a long and meaningful journey for about 8,000 kilometers in three weeks, the ASEAN-India Car Rally has been officially concluded today. AS one of the most highlighted events in commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations in 2012, the Rally’s main objective is to essentially demonstrate, in a very visible manner, India’s [...]
The convening of two recently held capacity-building activities in countering-terrorism marked the beginning of practical cooperation in ASEAN and Russia’s efforts against terrorism and transnational crime. As terrorism remains a threat to international security, both activities provided an important platform for officers from ASEAN Member States and the Russian Federation to exchange knowledge on current [...]
Participants of the ASEAN-India Car Rally finished their long and meaningful journey yesterday in Guwahati, India. In three weeks, over thirty cars traversed land routes over 8,000 kilometers from ASEAN and India. A Flag Down Celebration of the Car Rally was held in Sarusajai Stadium Complex of Guwahati, witnessed by prominent dignitaries from ASEAN Member [...]
By Danny Lee Director for Community Affairs Development at the ASEAN Secretariat I am having my club sandwich in my hotel room, as I banged away on my little laptop. About 10 minutes car ride from me, a very happening party must be going on at the Chatrium Hotel now. I should be there, but [...]