ASEAN to draft rules of engagement with China
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Linda Yulisman, The Jakarta Post, Phnom Penh | Wed, 04/04/2012
As soon as it has a firm position on the issue, ASEAN expects to begin talks with China on the disputed South China Sea territory.
“We are now moving to identify elements of the [regional] code of conduct on the South China Sea,” said Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa after a plenary session of the 20th ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh on Tuesday.
“Once we have an ASEAN position, we will be communicating with China. Hopefully, we can have good progress on the code of conduct,” said Marty without citing any time frame to when the code of conduct would be completed. More on page 735
administrator @ April 25, 2012
South China Sea–the next big power playground
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Kor Kian Beng, Asia News Network (The Straits Times), Beijing | Wed, 04/25/2012
Despite strenuous efforts by China to keep other global powers out of the South China Sea, recent movements suggest that Beijing has failed.
The United States, whom China is most keen to block, has boosted its presence there in the last week. It is holding military exercises with the Philippines and having a naval exchange with Vietnam.
As if that is not irritating enough for Beijing, even Russia has muscled in. Its state gas giant Gazprom signed a deal this month with Vietnam to explore reserves in the resource-rich sea.
It mirrored a similar exploration pact that India signed with Hanoi last year, and comes on the back of Japan’s long-held influence in the region through years of infrastructure investments in ASEAN. More on page 733
administrator @ April 25, 2012
Dubes Suprapto : Keselarasan Visi dan Kebijakan, Kunci Keberhasilan
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“Keselarasan visi dan kebijakan para pemangku kepentingan di tingkat nasional merupakan kunci keberhasilan dalam memperjuangkan kepentingan RI dalam kerangka kerja sama ASEAN dengan mitra wicara”, demikian esensi dari hasil diskusi dalam kegiatan Focus Group Discussion (FGD) yang mengambil tema “Menyelaraskan Implementasi Kebijakan Luar Negeri RI dalam Fora Kerja Sama ASEAN dan Mitra Wicara”. FGD ini diselenggarakan oleh Direktorat Jenderal Kerja Sama ASEAN c.q. Direktorat Mitra Wicara dan Antar Kawasan, bertempat di hotel Ritz Carlton, Mega Kuningan, Jakarta, (15-16/04/2012). More on page 730
administrator @ April 25, 2012
Scorecards show ASEAN on track for single community
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Linda Yulisman, The Jakarta Post, Phnom Penh | Tue, 04/03/2012 10:31 AM
A joint assessment of the score cards evaluating the progress of each ASEAN member toward the creation of a single economic community in the region shows that all countries are on track with their commitments, a minister has said.
“Every country has achieved the requirements or is on target to achieve them. In various aspects, such as connectivity, trade in goods and services, we are ready,” said Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan after the seventh ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Monday. More on page 727
administrator @ April 3, 2012
ASEAN needs to liberalize ‘realistically’
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Linda Yulisman, The Jakarta Post, Phnom Penh, 3 April 2012
A senior minister says Indonesia is set to propose a more “realistic” agenda for liberalizing trade and investment in Southeast Asia when the 20th ASEAN Summit begins in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Tuesday.
ASEAN needed to acknowledge the limits of individual member nations, despite its intention of establishing an integrated economic community in 2015, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said on Monday. More on page 725
administrator @ April 3, 2012
Sosialisasi “Perkembangan Hubungan Kerja Sama dengan Mitra Wicara ASEAN” di Unibraw Malang, 27-28 Februari 2012
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Direktorat Jenderal Kerja Sama ASEAN, c.q. Direktorat Mitra Wicara dan Antar Kawasan ASEAN bekerja sama dengan Universitas Brawijaya Malang telah menyelenggarakan acara Sosialisasi ”Perkembangan Hubungan kerja Sama dengan Mitra Wicara ASEAN” di Ruang Auditorium Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Brawijaya (UB), Malang, Jawa Timur pada tanggal 27-28 Februari 2012. More on page 717
administrator @ March 1, 2012
RI-RRT Bertanggung Jawab Menjaga Keamanan Kawasan
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Sebagai dua negara besar di kawasan Asia, Indonesia dan RRT bertanggungjawab dalam menjamin keamanan, kestabilan dan kesejahteraan kawasan melalui kerjasama erat, baik di tingkat bilateral maupun regional. Demikian salah satu kesepakatan Menko Polhukam RI Djoko Suyanto dan State Councilor RRT Dai Bingguo dalam Dialog Bilateral ke-3 antara Menko Polhukam RI dengan State Councilor RRT di Beijing, RRT (28/2/2012). More on page 714
administrator @ March 1, 2012
Ketegangan di Laut China Selatan
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Hikmahanto Juwana,
Laut China Selatan adalah wilayah laut yang merupakan bagian dari Samudra Pasifik di mana sebagian wilayahnya bertepian dengan daratan dari sejumlah negara, yaitu China, Filipina, Malaysia, Brunei, dan Vietnam.
Kelima negara itu memiliki klaim tumpang tindih atas bagian-bagian dari Laut China Selatan (LCS). Jika tak dikelola dengan baik dan bijak, konflik damai dapat berubah jadi konflik bersenjata. LCS dipercayai sangat kaya kandungan minyak dan gas. Di samping itu, LCS mempunyai nilai strategis sebagai rute pelayaran dunia. More on page 703
administrator @ December 6, 2011
ASEAN must cooperate to lure investment
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Esther Samboh, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua, Bali | Fri, 11/18/2011
In its attempts to lure businesspeople and boost investment against the backdrop of the global economic slowdown, ASEAN must work together with a complimentary instead of competitive spirit, a top official says.
Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Gita Wirjawan, who is also the Trade Minister, said the weakening of rich countries — the United States and European nations — would affect the scale of investment making its way toward ASEAN states. More on page 700
administrator @ December 6, 2011
Assessing Myanmar’s ASEAN chairmanship
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Bambang Hartadi Nugroho, Jakarta | Thu, 11/17/2011 8:29 AM
Myanmar’s formal request to chair ASEAN in 2014 has sparked debate in the media. The government of Myanmar says it is now ready to take the opportunity to lead the organization, after passing up the opportunity to do so in 2006.
At that time, Myanmar said it needed to focus on managing domestic affairs, although it was widely believed that the decision was a result of a peer pressure from fellow ASEAN members and the rest of the international community. More on page 697
administrator @ December 6, 2011
