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Asean faces external pressure to shape up or get left behind

BUTTRESSED by both internal and external dynamics, the Asean members are facing huge dilemmas in sustaining their unity and catching up with new political concepts. Along with the Burmese crisis, the South China Sea dispute, human-rights controversies,... ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Thu, Oct 22 2009

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