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        "msgid": "a-bigger-asean-1447899208",
        "date": "1997-06-03 00:00:00",
        "title": "A bigger ASEAN",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "A bigger ASEAN ASEAN's 30th anniversary will be marked in Kuala Lumpur next month with a historical event: the admission of three new members, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. The decision puts an end to the question regarding ASEAN's affinity in the face of external pressures, in particular from the European Union and the United States. We are aware that each of the countries within ASEAN has its own internal problems, which they are trying to gradually overcome.",
        "content": "<p>A bigger ASEAN<\/p>\n<p>ASEAN's 30th anniversary will be marked in Kuala Lumpur next<br>\nmonth with a historical event: the admission of three new<br>\nmembers, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. The decision puts an end to<br>\nthe question regarding ASEAN's affinity in the face of external<br>\npressures, in particular from the European Union and the United<br>\nStates.<\/p>\n<p>We are aware that each of the countries within ASEAN has its<br>\nown internal problems, which they are trying to gradually<br>\novercome. Those internal problems, however, have never prevented<br>\nthem to cooperate within the framework of ASEAN. On the contrary,<br>\nthere is a distinct commitment on the part of all the members to<br>\nhelp each other to find a suitable solution to those problems.<\/p>\n<p>This pattern of thinking has apparently moved the ASEAN<br>\nforeign ministers towards admitting Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.<br>\nWe hope their entry will further strengthen the association as it<br>\nis facing global competition.<\/p>\n<p>Economically, ASEAN, whose population will reach 500 million,<br>\nwill become a region of huge potentials. It is hoped that not<br>\nonly will ASEAN become a huge market that is capable of<br>\nattracting other countries, but that it will also gain strength<br>\nthrough cooperation among its members.<\/p>\n<p>ASEAN has defined its vision for the future and is in all<br>\nawareness ready to face the era of free trade and increased<br>\ncompetition.<\/p>\n<p>-- Bisnis Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>",
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