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<title>JAPAN, ASEAN TO STEP UP INFO, TELECOM COOPERATION</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185745784</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 14:12 GMT</pubDate>
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...  The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. -- NNN-VNA ...
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<title>BIMSTEC officials meet PM</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185732057</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 11:36 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Chowdhury, Bhutan Foreign Minister Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win, Nepal Foreign  ...  Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Thailand Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag attended the meet  ...
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<title>- BIMSTEC agree on convention against terror</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185731522</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 11:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  during the next BIMSTEC Summit,&quot; said the grouping which comprises India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand in a joint statement issued after Foreign Ministerial meeting here. The next Summit is  ...
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<title>Vietnam to face strong Thailand at AFF Cup</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185725949</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 07:59 GMT</pubDate>
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... Vietnam to face strong Thailand at AFF Cup Hanoi, Aug 30 (VNA)  ...  includes the defending champion Singapore, Indonesia and Myanmar. Group matches will take place in Thailand  ...
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<title>09:40am Union, Alliance blast ASEAN FTA</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185711245</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 05:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  is bad for workers because it includes Burma. General secretary Trevor Hanson says the deal  ...  who was tortured to death by the Myanmar military in May 2005. He says a  ...  signed at the ASEAN leaders&apos; summit in Bangkok this December. It encompasses trade in goods  ...
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<title>Union, Alliance blast ASEAN FTA</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185711244</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 05:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  is bad for workers because it includes Burma. General secretary Trevor Hanson says the deal  ...  who was tortured to death by the Myanmar military in May 2005. He says a  ...  signed at the ASEAN leaders&apos; summit in Bangkok this December. It encompasses trade in goods  ...
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<title>BIMSTEC firms up convention on combating terror</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185709311</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 05:37 GMT</pubDate>
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...  comprising India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar and Thailand - discussed a wide array of issues  ...  secretariat for BIMSTEC, which currently functions from Bangkok, also figured in the discussions. ...
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<title>09:40am Union, Alliance blast Myanmar FTA</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185696535</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 03:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  is bad for workers because it includes Burma. General secretary Trevor Hanson says the deal  ...  who was tortured to death by the Myanmar military in May 2005. He says a  ...  signed at the ASEAN leaders&apos; summit in Bangkok this December. It encompasses trade in goods  ...
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<title>Union, Alliance blast Myanmar FTA</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185689788</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 02:58 GMT</pubDate>
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...  is bad for workers because it includes Burma. General secretary Trevor Hanson says the deal  ...  who was tortured to death by the Myanmar military in May 2005. He says a  ...  signed at the ASEAN leaders&apos; summit in Bangkok this December. It encompasses trade in goods  ...
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<title>Sri Lanka calls for intensified action to combat terrorism in the BIMSTEC Region</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185662871</link>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 23:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  BIST-EC, when Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand joined to form this new sub-regional grouping  ...  new sub-regional grouping in June 1997 in Bangkok. In December 1997, Myanmar was admitted as a full member and  ...
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<title>Burma: sources of political change</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185643787</link>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 21:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  political order. The twentieth anniversary of the Burma uprising of 8 August 1988 was marked  ...  can be seen as descendants of the Burmese practice of tat : that is, the  ...  with (among other countries) countries such as Thailand, China, India, Singapore, and Russia. This trade  ...
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<title>ASEAN seals deals as Doha talks stall</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185634353</link>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 20:12 GMT</pubDate>
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...  they will think about the next step.&quot; ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The other participants are Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New  ...
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<title>ASEAN to seek funds for Singapore-Kunming rail link</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185621244</link>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 18:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  line of 5,000 km will link major cities in eight countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and China. Economic ministers from ASEAN and its six dialogue partners like China, Japan  ...
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<title>BIMSTEC meet to focus on terrorism and security</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185606511</link>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 15:57 GMT</pubDate>
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...  foreign ministers of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand will be participating in the discussions BIMSTEC  ...  formed by five countries - Thailand, India, Burma, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka - in 1997.  ...
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<title>Greater Asian integration tipped after ASEAN pacts signed</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=185594028</link>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 13:54 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the others, Pangestu said. ASEAN includes Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos,  ...  Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Formed in 1967, it has  ...
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