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Cambodia Struggling to Meet Asean Integration
Cambodia’s economy is lagging behind other Asean countries, making it hard to meet the level of other Asean countries, finance officials said Wednesday. Cambodian and Asean economic officials were meeting in Phnom Penh to push for economic integration for 2015. Continue reading
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ASEAN Summit Highlights Economic Gains, Political Growing Pains
Leaders of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations began a two day summit in Jakarta Saturday. The organization has made progress in creating an economic trading block, but still faces great challenges in finding common ground on political and security matters. Continue reading
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Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Indonesian Observers at Border
Ahead of a regional summit, Indonesia’s foreign minister has said Thailand and Cambodia agreed to allow Indonesian monitors to go to the border between the two countries to help prevent further military clashes. In his role as the chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on Friday said there has been a breakthrough in ASEAN’s efforts to mediate an end to the Thai-Cambodia border conflict. “I can report to all of you that the two sides have agreed to the terms of reference for the observer team, the Indonesian observer team that we have been discussing for several weeks now,” said Natalegawa. “That is a done thing in the sense that the negotiations have been concluded. Cambodia has formally acceded or formally agreed to the terms of reference. Thailand has also agreed to it but they are yet to fully conclude the formal exchange of documents.” The terms of reference include how many Indonesian observers will be dispatched and the specific areas along the border where they will operate. Continue reading
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Cambodia, Thailand Continue Border Clashes
There was a fresh exchange of artillery fire Sunday along the border separating Thailand and Cambodia following two days of clashes that left at least 10 soldiers dead and forced thousands of civilians to evacuate. No one was reported killed on Sunday. The two southeast Asian neighbors are in dispute over a small area of land that surrounds Cambodia’s 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple. Continue reading
Thai, Cambodian Troops Clash After Weeks of Peace
Thai and Cambodian soldiers have exchanged fire near a disputed border area, breaking an informal ceasefire. The skirmish killed at least six soldiers and forced thousands of villagers to flee to safety. Continue reading
ASEAN Mediates in Cambodia, Thailand Conflict
Thailand and Cambodia agreed Tuesday to accept Indonesian observers and avoid further clashes over a border dispute. The agreement is a victory for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its current head the Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa who took on a high profile role in mediating the dispute. After hosting a meeting in Jakarta between the Cambodian foreign minister and his Thai counterpart, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa announced that a unique arrangement had been reached to end the violent clashes between the two countries. Continue reading
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