第26届东盟峰会

经济合作发展组织（OECD）预测东盟將在未来4年享有5.6%的年度经济成长，若增长势头能持续下去，东盟將在2050年成为全球第4大经济体。

东盟有必要成为更紧密结合的政治体，全球投资者虽向来被中国及印度吸引，但东盟应该將自己定义为亚洲的「第三势力」，而更明显的团结，如统一时区，將协助东盟达到这个目標。

东盟拥有超过6亿的工作人口，等同世界第三大工作人口东盟，崛起的中產阶级也让东盟成为全球最有潜力及吸引人的区域。


东盟的国际贸易在过去10年几乎增长3倍，现在东盟是全球第四大的出口共同体。

「东盟的区域生產总值是2.5兆美元（约8.9兆令吉），未来5年则料將增至4兆美元（约14.3兆令吉）。」

首相纳吉是今早为第26届东盟峰会发表开幕词



现在就是东盟的时代，而东盟必须致力推行东盟经济社区的措施；除了必须移除贸易壁垒，也应移除非贸易壁垒，也就是阻碍自由及公平贸易的法规。


有必要加快统一彼此標准、加强金融市场整合，鼓励各国之间商品、服务、投资、人才流动的措施。

这样的改革能带来转型，而根据预测，东盟內部贸易若从24%增至40%，每年为东盟带来每年2.5兆美元（约8.9兆令吉）的增长效益，並且带来额外7兆美元（约25兆令吉）的基建开销。

这样的成长潜质將对各国经济带来长足的进步，也提升人民的生活水平。

出席东盟开幕仪式的各国领导人包括菲律宾总统阿奎诺、新加坡总理李显龙、泰国首相巴育及夫人纳拉蓬、越南总理阮晋勇、寮国总理通辛、缅甸总统登盛及夫人钦钦温、汶莱苏丹博尔基亚及苏丹后莎列哈、柬埔寨总理洪森，以及印尼总统佐科。

http://www.orientaldaily.com.my/index.php/nation/gn45346402

霹雳州苏丹纳兹林沙殿下呼吁东盟各国成员提升区域青年对东盟的「归属感」，以达到推进东盟团结的目標。

无论眼前还是未来，东盟各成员是个无法分离的体系，故此各造必须携手强化区域团结及统一性，以让各国民眾能够安居乐业地生活。

http://www.orientaldaily.com.my/index.php/nation/gn201440140


作为2015年东盟轮值主席国，大马將专注于確保针对东盟区域的首要措施及倡仪行动能准备就绪，以便东盟一体化进程能在2015年之后继续积极推行。



有鉴于此，预计我国政府將在本届东盟峰会，针对如何部署及强化东盟秘书处合作的事宜提出建议，以確保东盟国家能够携手推动2015年后的共同章程。



http://www.orientaldaily.com.my/index.php/nation/gn201440109

Asean Community

http://www.asean.org/communities/asean-economic-community

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Asean%20Community&tag=diigo0c-20&index=aps&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

The 26th ASEAN Summit takes place on Apr 27 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the resort island of Langkawi, with leaders from the 10-member grouping are expected to take stock of the progress of the ASEAN Community 2015 road map.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/asean-community-at-the/1806598.html

It is hoped that by the end of this year, ASEAN Community 2015 will no longer be a slogan, but a reality the region will need to embrace.

It is an ambitious plan, covering three pillars - the ASEAN Economic Community, Political-Security Community and Socio-Cultural Community.

Economic integration has been a key focus over the years - analysts say while the ASEAN Economic Community targets have been set, the question is whether members can meet them.

They added that it is not just about elimination of tariffs, but removing non-tariff barriers as well. These include things like infrastructure, communication lines and even the quality of manpower.

Economic integration will thus be at the forefront of Malaysia’s chairmanship in 2015. Leaders will take take stock of the 2015 blueprint, which is about 85 per cent complete.

Malaysia will also help conclude negotiations on a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which will be the world's largest free trade agreement - grouping ASEAN, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand. It is also due for completion by end-2015.

 ASEAN Community 2015 is not a destination but the start of a long journey at creating a truly integrated region. 

Also on the agenda during the leader's summit are discussions on the way forward for ASEAN post-2015.

As Malaysia’s chairmanship in 2015, I would proposed a progressive Asean Citizenship, whereby all Malaysian, and Asean's countries of lesser population be granted citizenship of Asean, while selected member of Asean's country with large population, be progressively given the citizenship, to lesser the impact  of intermigration, and flooding of cheap labour across the border.

or each and every Asean country to form 1% of of their population from their counterpart country, that is 9% of their population from fellow Asean country.

The ACT proposal says that a common time would be a historic milestone in Asean regional cooperation, comparable to Asean's decision to adopt English as its official working language.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/541031/asean-common-time-zone-unlikely

泰国铁路

泰国内阁通过中国投资泰国铁路合作项目

通过两国政府间直接合作，中国将参与投资、修建一条全长867公里的双轨标准轨铁路，这条铁路共分为3段，路线从泰国东北部重要口岸廊开府到首都曼谷及东部工业重镇罗勇府。并且可与计划中的中老铁路衔接。该线路定位为客货两用的准高铁，可给中泰贸易提供新的通道，同时还可形成从昆明到老挝再到泰国的旅游黄金线路。

http://intl.ce.cn/sjjj/qy/201411/19/t20141119_3933888.shtml

Indonesia’s President-elect Joko Widodo high-powered transition team

Indonesia’s President-elect Joko Widodo has appointed a high-powered transition team to devise a list of programs his administration could implement..

 

1. Rini Sumarno, head 

A personal confidant of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri, who now chairs the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) that backed Mr. Widodo’s candidacy.  Ms. Sumarno – whose father was a Cabinet member under Sukarno, Indonesia’s founding president and Mrs. Sukarnoputri’s father – served as minister of trade and industry during Ms. Sukarnoputri’s presidency in the early 2000s. The 56-year-old U.S.-educated technocrat previously held a senior position at the now-defunct Indonesian Banking Restructuring Agency at the height of 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. Outside of public office, Ms. Sumarno was the chief executive of Astra International, an Indonesian conglomerate with interests in consumer goods, automobiles, mining and financial services.

2. Anies Baswedan, deputy 

The 45-year-old rector of Paramadina University gained a widespread following among Indonesian youth after he initiated a program called Indonesia Mengajar (Teaching Indonesia), which deploys young graduates to remote locations to teach elementary school. He was further propelled into the national spotlight after becoming Mr. Widodo’s campaign spokesperson. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Northern Illinois University.

3. Andi Widjajanto, deputy 

An international relations lecturer at the University of Indonesia, Mr. Widjajanto is a PDI-P member and was part of Mr. Widodo’s advisory team during the recent campaign. The 42-year-old military expert, whose late father was a senior PDI-P member and advisor to Mrs. Sukarnoputri, is well-regarded among military personnel and activists in the country. He holds two master’s degrees, one from Washington’s National Defense University and the other from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences.

4. Hasto Kristiyanto, deputy 

A past member of Parliament from 2004 to 2009, Mr. Kristiyanto, 48, is currently the vice secretary general of PDI-P and a confidant of Mrs. Sukarnoputri. During his time as a lawmaker, he strongly opposed increasing food imports, arguing that the government should extend assistance to farmers instead by helping them increase their yields and streamline a supply chain that has caused local goods to be pricier than imported ones.

5. Akbar Faizal, deputy 

A former legislator from the Hanura party, 45-year-old Mr. Faizal swapped allegiances last year and is now a senior official with Nasdem, one of the parties supporting Mr. Widodo’s presidential bid. The former journalist caught public attention when he pushed for a Parliamentary inquiry into corruption allegations surrounding the bailout of a small bank back in 2008. The legal proceedings in the case are ongoing, with the country’s anti-corruption court last month sentencing a former senior central banker to 10 years in jail.

http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2014/08/11/a-look-at-jokowis-high-powered-transition-team/

 

Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa

Prabowo has spoken about the targeted fuel subsidy, to ensure that even if there are still subsidies, they should be targeted to those who really need it.

Given that Indonesian fossil fuel reserves will be depleted in a few years time, Prabowo would like to see renewable and other alternative energy such as geothermal, hydropower and biofuel be developed more vigorously. He proposed that huge areas that have suffered massive deforestation should be developed for biofuel development.

Prabowo proposing to increase the budget for agriculture to 10 percent of the total from current 3 percent.

The manifesto rejects privatization of state-owned enterprises, reject trade liberalization and is in favor of more protection in trade policies.

source: Prabowo speech in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore in April 2012, page 6,

• 26 May 2014
• The Jakarta Post

The Jokowi-Kalla platform

The Jokowi-Kalla plan to open 1 million hectares of new rice fields outside Java and build new irrigation networks for 3 million ha of rice fields between 2014 and 2019.


Their plan to increase research and development in agriculture   because the key to agricultural productivity is high-yield seeds that can be developed only through research.

In the energy sector, the pair’s policies of prioritizing the use of natural gas and coal for electric power and strengthening incentives, legal certainty and regulatory body in the petroleum industry.

The promotion of gas utilization through the building of more pipelines   with the operation of two floating storage and regasification units (FSRU) north off West Java and in Lampung, respectively, and the third FSRU in Arun, next year. FSRUs enable the shipment of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Papua and Bontang, East Kalimantan, and even LNG imports from other countries to users in Java and Sumatra.

The Jokowi-Kalla plan to build 2,000 kilometers of roads, 10 airports, 10 ports and 5,000 traditional markets within the next five years. This addresses one of the most pressing problems eroding Indonesia’s economic competitiveness: poor infrastructure. Inadequate infrastructure has hindered connectivity within the country and has made Indonesian logistics costs among the highest in ASEAN.


The plan to develop 10 new industrial estates complete with low-cost housing for workers will accelerate new investment in the manufacturing sector. Developed industrial estates will make Indonesia more attractive to investors often frustrated with the poor access to ports and the arduous, punitively costly process of land acquisition. Expediting the titling of 9 million ha of farmland could be the spark that triggers long awaited land reform across the country.

source: The Jarkarta Post 26 May 2014 page 6.
 

Indonesia Election

third largest democracy country after India and US.

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)


Joko “Jokowi” Widodo

Jakarta Governor and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate



Puan Maharani

head of the party’s general election division

Megawati’s daughter

daughter of her third husband, the late Taufiq Kiemas.



Prananda Prabowo

Megawati’s second son

son of Megawati from her first husband the late Surindro Supjarso


Golkar Party


Aburizal Bakrie


Jusuf Kalla



Gerindra Party


Prabowo Subianto

Gerindra Party’s presidential candidate




President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono



Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Gumelar