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International Experts Add to Worries on NGO Law
Development experts warn that the government’s draft law on NGOs remains restrictive and will hamper future development if it is not corrected. “The law is still problematic and the comments that were brought forward by the NGO community and associations, some of them were not entirely picked up,” said Borithy Lon, executive director of the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia, a consortium of non-governmental agencies Continue reading
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U.S. Assistance to Mekong Region Aimed at Preventing Cross Border Conflict
Although the dispute about conflicting claims in the South China Sea took center stage at the recent ASEAN security forum, U.S. officials also focused on addressing another potential conflict relating to Asia’s growing energy needs Continue reading
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State Department Sees More Engagement on Horizon
The US wants to see a peaceful solution to the current border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, a senior US State Department official said Tuesday. Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, told a forum at the Center for International and Strategic Study in Washington, that the US also encourages more dialogue between the two sides, and Indonesia, which has acted as an interlocutor in the dispute since February. Campbell’s remarks were part of a renewed engagement effort by the US in Southeast Asia, including initiatives with Asean Continue reading
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US Seeks Cooperation With China as it Boosts Engagement in Southeast Asia
A top State Department official says that as the United States works to deepen its engagement in Southeast Asia, working closely together with China is a key part of that effort. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says that one of the the most important things that the United States is seeking to do this year, both at the ASEAN regional forum and the East Asia Summit, is show the United States deep commitment to working with China Continue reading
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