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JAKARTA - Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have appointed Brunei's second minister for foreign affairs, Erywan Yusof, as special envoy to Myanmar, the group said on Wednesday (Aug 4). Erywan has been tasked with ending violence in Myanmar and opening dialogue between the military rulers and their opponents in the crisis-torn country, according to a.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is promoting six experiential and creative travel themes to encourage multi-country trips across Southeast Asia, according to the news release from A
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is promoting six experiential and creative travel themes to encourage multi-country trips across Southeast Asia, according to the news release from Asean Tourism.
Twenty tour operators are offering the following themes to tourists: “The Tastes of Southeast Asia,” “ASEAN, a Tropical Paradise,” “World Class Cities,” “Experience Diverse Traditions,” “Sport and Relaxation,” and “Diverse Contemporary Creativity.” These themes are part of the implementation of the Asean Tourism Marketing Strategy 2012-2015.
The crafting of Asean s protector role
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Vitit Muntarbhorn Professor of law at Chulalongkorn University
published : 4 Aug 2021 at 04:00
1 The plight of ethnic communities, particularly the Rohingya situation in Myanmar, is one of the major human rights issues the AICHR is concerned about. In this photo taken in 2018, Rohingya refugee women hold placards as they take part in a protest in Cox s Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters
The Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) was established just over a decade ago to promote and protect human rights in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Yet, its activities, to date, have been more to do with promotion activities, such as workshops, rather than protection measures, such as to receive complaints and to provide remedies.
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