ASEAN vital in East Asia Community DAVOS (Vietnam News Agency) — A dynamic and closely-integrated ASEAN plays a key role and works as an adhesive in the process of building the East Asia Community, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the World Economic Forum’s special session on the East Asia Community (EAC). Dung attended [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Good words from the Vietnam PM
Posted: February 4, 2010 by bennetthaynes in ASEAN UpdatesTags: Climate Change, Food Security, Vietnam
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Student Federation of Thailand (SFT) Statement แถลงการณ์สหพันธ์นิสิตนักศึกษาแห่งประเทศไทย โปรดระวัง “สงครามประชาชน”
Posted: February 3, 2010 by bennetthaynes in Our WordsTags: Thailand, Youth and Democracy
Statement on February, 1 2010 A Forewarn of “People’s war” Due to the recent movement of the army, there exists a concern that it will eventually lead to a coup and a demolition of demonstration for democracy. Threats and intimidations, direct as well as indirect ones, towards people movement have dispersed widely among the army. [...]
Udon Thani, Thailand: Learning “development” from villagers rising up against potash mine
Posted: February 3, 2010 by tipaksonmanpati in Our WordsTags: Community Development, Human Rights, Potash, Thailand
By Tipakson Manpati, 3 February 2010 On 31 January 2009, a big group of villagers from Environmental Conservation Club of Udonthani were leading march campaign to protect their rights to live peacefully without potash mining project. They walked about 1-2 kilometers on main road through villages with cheery faces and saying messages. “We want our [...]
