Cr. http://www.fungglobalinstitute.org/publications/articles/the-asean-economic-community-and-corruption-400.html The Asean Economic Community and Corruption AUTHOR(S): BARBARA MEYNERT DATE: 07 - Mar 2013 TAGS: Asean ‚ Thailand ‚ Infrastructure development ‚ Corruption THEME(S): Governance As countries in Asean gear up for economic integration in 2015‚ Fung Global Institute Director‚ Barbara Meynert‚ asks whether corruption in Thailand will derail crucial inter-regional infrastructure
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The Double-Edged Sword! " Thailand would benefit from deeper economic integration with ASEAN member states. Discuss.! " Economic integration has its share of benefits‚ as well as drawbacks. Thailand has fulfilled the AEC (ASEAN Economic Community) measure of economic integration well above the ASEAN average‚ scoring at 86%1 with the average at 80%. However‚ major Thai firms have yet to integrate and embrace ASEAN‚ a move the Thai government is attempting to encourage. " Economies of scale can benefit
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the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the future. However‚ the economic development of the country‚ which is still categorized as a Least Developed Country has generated seriously‚ concerns among some members the grouping that it will limit its engagement by the time the country join ASEAN. Therefore‚ there are four main reasons for admitting East Timor to ASEAN. First‚ one of the best points that East Timor should admitted to ASEAN is its geography. East Timor is located on the
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HOW CAN WE HELP OR PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF ASEAN INTEGRATION? ASEAN integration presents both opportunities and challenges in the Philippines. Many Filipino students have already expressed their fear of not being able to find jobs after graduation. The problems lie largely in the education system. Despite notable progress in the past decades‚ the quality of education in the Philippines still lags behind its ASEAN neighbors. A number of structural problems continue to plague the
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Compare Africa‚ Latin America and ASEAN as potential investment destinations of China’s outward FDI China has become a capital-surplus economy and its overseas investment has grown apace. Although its outward investment is still small in absolute terms‚ especially compared to the huge inward flow‚ China’s overseas enterprises have been quietly gaining importance as new sources of international capital. They are now globally diversified and involved in a wide variety of sectors‚ including banking
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Seminar Nakatsuji 2000 words essay Due date May.8th 2014 Mai Anh Nguyen The Problem of Trafficking In Person in South East Asia Ritsumeikan University College or International Relations Global Studies major Mai Anh Nguyen Word count: 2027 According to the 2006 UN office of Drugs and Crime report entitled “Trafficking in Persons:Global Patterns “ and the 2000 UN Conversation Against Transnational Organized Crime‚ “trafficking in persons ” is the recruitment‚ transportation
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ASEAN Economic Integration 2015 As the world today becomes more complex in term of politics and economics‚ there are agreements or treaties created in order to maintain the stabilization and development. One of the significant things that most states mainly concern about is the economic development; as a matter of fact‚ since the collapse of the Soviet Union‚ the world has given more priority to the economic development. On top of that‚ there were creations of free trade agreement among countries
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South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed by Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Philippines‚ Thailand and Singapore in 1967. In 1980s‚ Brunei decided to join the organization‚ making it become well known as the ASEAN-6. Following Brunei‚ in 1990s‚ Cambodia‚ Laos‚ Myanmar and Vietnam (CMLV) also joined the bloc (Chia‚ 2004). In 1992‚ a free trade agreement‚ namely ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) was introduced. According to the agreement‚ tariffs are reduced to zero percent by 2010 for ASEAN-6 and by 2015 for CMLV
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Free ASEAN 2015 2. PDRM Strategy - concentrate of drug suppliers instead of users 3. Decriminalisation of drugs - cure drug users instead of looking at them as criminals 4. Drug related crimes - important to settle drug problem to curb crimes involving drug abuse 5. Conclusion ANTI-DRUGS 3rd Draft 1. Introduction During the 20th ASEAN summit in May 2012‚ declaration on Drug Free ASEAN 2015
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was founded on Aug. 8‚ 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration by Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ and Thailand‚ the five founding nations. In 1984‚ Brunei joined the Association. ASEAN‚ with its wide diversity of economic interests and levels of development‚ has evolved slowly into a cohesive regional organization that operates on an informal‚ consensus-building basis. So we have to know and get ready. First of all‚ although
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