ASEAN to have University: AIPO

ASEAN to have University: AIPO

BANGKOK (AFP): Southeast Asian parliamentarians meeting in the Thai capital said on Tuesday they would consider a proposal to establish a regional "ASEAN University".

Some 250 lawmakers and observers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will discuss the idea at this week's general assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO).

A special working group has been formed to study the proposal submitted by Thailand and the Philippines which would pave the way for an ASEAN University.

The group will look at details like the cost of setting up the institution and how it would be administered.

Also at the meeting, the committee agreed to follow up a proposal by Malaysia to set up a group to examine choking haze while another team will tackle regional drug issues, including crop substitution programs.