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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Single Parenting “No one can be a single parent‚ and likewise‚ no one can alone bring a child into this world.”…Shoshana Alexander A young twenty four year old girl who just finished college should have nothing but her whole life to look forward to. A girl who just got a job as an aide in an elementary school‚ has many friends and a family who loves her. She is a girl who loves to hang out and be as normal and free as a twenty-four-year-old should be. But she has come to the conclusion that
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Comparing the Married and Single Life in Modern American Society The difference between being “married” and “single” is very important in today’s modern society. Although these are the only two terms defined by the government‚ there are many more aspects to relationships than just married and single. The US government only recognizes married and single relationships‚ and does not recognize roommates‚ domestic partnerships‚ etc‚ in their statistics. Even so‚ the economic differences and similarities
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child/children and no partner to help support in any way‚ most importantly financially. One recommendation is that single parents who do not have a good education should get one. Investing in classes to acquire an education‚ skills and training would undoubtedly be profitable. This education would make the individual more qualified to get jobs so they will have a steady income. Single parents find it hard to support their child/children and still spend time with them. Most samples have children that
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men; and 2) there has been a great decline in the stigma attached to single motherhood. The article also describes interesting demographic differences in this trend. Among mothers of all ages‚ 59 percent of births still occur within marriage‚ so the trend toward single motherhood is happening mostly in younger women. There are also huge racial and ethnic differences in this trend. While only 29% of all white births are to single mothers‚ the figure is 53% for Latinos and 73% for blacks.
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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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stability‚ and opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully. ASEAN has emphasized regional cooperation in the “three pillars”‚ which are security‚ sociocultural integration‚ and economic integration. The regional grouping has made the most progress in economic integration by creating an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015. AEC envisages the following key characteristics: (a) a single market and production base‚ (b) a highly competitive economic region‚ (c) a region of
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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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Complementation Strategy of Japenese OEMs in ASEAN ASEAN production forecast expected to reach 5 million units by the year of 2020. It is expected most of major automotive countries such as Thailand‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia and Philippines need to create extra production capacity by 1.3 million units by 2016 / 2017 to match up with forecast target in 2020. Japanese OEMs are dominating heavily in ASEAN market particularly in Thailand and Indonesia whereby manufacturers such as TOYOTA‚ HONDA‚ DAIHATSU
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