The formation of ASEAN was mainly driven by the desire to improve on diplomatic relations between Southeast Asian nations so that they could focus more on nation building efforts. The 1960s was the decade of tumult‚ where Southeast Asian nations faced various external tensions and conflicts from one another. During then‚ it was of utmost importance for SEA nations to improve multilateral diplomatic relations so as to promote peace in the region. This peace would refer to ensuring political stability
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Branca YES Yes South East Asia needs ASEAN because it helps to maintain the regional peace and stability by providing a platform for constructive discussion where there is a conflict of interest. For example‚ in the case of Singapore and Malaysia‚ there was the question of sovereign rights over Pedra Branca in 1979. Singapore claimed that Pedra Branca was terra nullius and so was never under the Johor Sultanate. Although the issue was not resolved at ASEAN level as it was resolved at the International
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Tourism has played an important role in the development of Cambodia. It has brought employment‚ improvements in infrastructure‚ training and general education and living standards for many people‚ and raised the international profile of Cambodia. Its growth has helped diversify economic activity‚ and broaden the base of foreign earnings. Tourism statistics of Cambodia In recent years‚ the question of how to increase the yield from each tourist; how to encourage them to stay longer; how to add
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Disabilities in Cambodia Cambodia’s recent turbulent history has left a legacy of high numbers of people with disabilities of all ages and conditions. People with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable groups in the country and are the least likely to be in school. According to one estimate‚ the gap in school participation between people with and without disabilities is twice as high as the gaps associated with rural residence‚ wealth‚ and gender (World Vision 2007). Even though some disabled
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Millennium Development Goals in Cambodia International Organizations 04/21/2013 Introduction The road to development is unpaved and very expensive. A developing country in the 21st century faces stark challenges as it grows. Neoliberal policy dominates the global economy‚ making capital a necessity for development. Capital may come easy to some states‚ especially those that are rich with natural resources‚ but many developing states continue to struggle from past events likes wars‚ natural
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Independence/unification/Regional influence. -King Sihanouk’s Kingdom of Cambodia: King Norodom Sihanouk wanted Consolidate/Retain Power -Khmer Republic: General Lon Nol = Attain/Maintain Power -Communist Party of Kampuchea: Pol Pot = Overthrow Khmer Republic 2. Sihanouk Policy (foreign and Domestic) -Cambodia foreign policy was based on Neutrality (non-alignment) within the region -Sihanouk received large amounts of aid from the USA *-Sihanouk maintained strong relations with China and Vietnam
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ASEAN COMMUNITY AND ME The Association of Southeast Asia was born by five leaders; the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore and Thailand in Bangkok on 8 August 1967. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984‚ Viet Nam on 28 July 1995‚ Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997‚ and Cambodia on 30 April 1999. The aims and purposes of ASEAN are to provide assistance each other in the economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ technical‚ educational and other fields. It is the greatest
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Cambodia has a lot of traditional and international festivals. At those times of celebration the nation share common understanding of values and traditions; even in the times of hardship people try harder to make these times special. All the traditional festivals are influenced by the concepts of religions and royal cultures. Among those plenty of holidays I will choose only the three most important celebrations to describe. Firstly‚ Water festival takes place in October or the beginning of November
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1. Introduction of Cambodia The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in southeast Asia. The country is located on the Gulf of Thailand‚ between Thailand‚ Laos and Vietnam. The capital is called Phnom Penh and is located in the southern part of the country. The landscape is characterized by a central plain that is partly surrounded by mountains. In the part of the plain in western Cambodia‚ there is the Tonle Sap Lake. The Mekong flows through the east. It is one of the ten longest rivers in the world
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------------------------------------------------- European Union From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "EU" redirects here. For other uses‚ see EU (disambiguation). European Union[show] | | Flag | | Motto: United in diversity[1][2][3] | Anthem: Ode to Joy | Anthem of the European UnionOde to Joy[2] (orchestral) | | | Political centres | Brussels Luxembourg Strasbourg | Official languages | 23[show] | Demonym | European[4] | Member States | 27[show] | Leaders |
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