Regional news from Southeast Asia in English — ASEAN politics, economy and diplomacy, covered by Thai PBS World.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is leaving for Osaka on Thursday to attend the G20 summit which has become a highly-anticipated event this week in the wake of the lingering trade war between Beijing and Washington. For Thailand, the G20 summit this year provides an opportunity for Gen Prayut to update the other leaders about the
Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai – “It took many years, since there were just five founding members, to become a grouping of ten countries. This is not a matter of just clicking one’s fingers. It is very complicated and sensitive…it can break apart ASEAN after we have been nursing it for more than 50 years.” June
Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit – “ASEAN in a year in which Thailand plays a leading role can prove that we can move beyond the fortress of ignorance under the name of Non-Interference Principle. We can prove that the strong ASEAN Community is a community in which members are helping and monitoring each other
June 23, 2019 – Spouses of ASEAN leaders visited the National Museum of Royal Barges in Bangkok and witnessed a chanting demonstration for the Royal Barge Procession and enjoyed a delicious Thai luncheon afterwards.
ASEAN leaders have accepted Thailand’s initiative to reinforce ASEAN’s leading role, in the conduct of relations with external partners in the region, by adopting the “ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific” concept, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at a news conference held at the end of the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok this afternoon. He thanked Indonesian
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha called on his counterparts in ASEAN to awaken to the sense of belonging in the ASEAN Community, or ASEAN DNA, and join hands and hearts in the common effort to move forward together towards a people-centred community that leaves on one behind. The prime minister said that a people-centred community
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations vowed on Saturday to fight against plastic pollution in the ocean, as their leaders adopted a joint declaration during a summit in Bangkok. The Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in ASEAN Region was adopted by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which includes four
ASEAN leaders and their spouses, attending the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, will each be presented with a special souvenir from the Thai government, a silver lei (garland) crafted by top artisans from the Support for Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (SACICT). SACICT director Mrs. Ampawan Pichalai said that the silver lei were inspired
The 34th ASEAN Summit will tomorrow consider a proposal, from the ASEAN foreign ministers, for the regional bloc to submit a bid to host the football World Cup in 2034. Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, said today that the proposal to host the tournament was initiated by the football associations of the member countries and
Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Bangkok on Saturday determined to drive forward the world’s largest commercial pact, with the trade war between the US and China clouding the outlook for their export-led economies. Disputes in the flashpoint South China Sea, Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya Muslims and plastic pollution in the seas are also set to
BANGKOK (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders will commit to conclude a long-delayed regional trade pact this year despite lingering odds to fend off risks from a protracted U.S.-China trade war when they gather for a weekend summit in Thailand. The Chinese sinking of a Philippine boat, which endangered 22 Filipino fishermen, is also expected to
Prime Minister Prayut Can-o-cha held bilateral talks with the leaders of Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok today. Government deputy spokesman Lt-Gen Werachon Sukondhapatipak said that, since Thai-Indonesian diplomatic relations will reach their 70th anniversary next year, both Prime Minister Prayut and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed to
