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Thailand was in conflict with Vietnam because of Thai opposition to Vietnam's occupation of Cambodia. Border raids were launched between both nations, damaged much of Cambodia, and further soured relations. Hostility between Thailand and Vietnam ended in 1989, when Vietnamese forces withdrew from Cambodia.
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Mahadi bin Haji Wasli is a Brunei diplomat who became the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN from 1994 to 1997, ambassador to Russia from 2001 to 2003, Vietnam from 2007 to 2013, and the permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva from 2003 to 2007.
Brunei joined the UN on 21 September 1984. The decision was aimed at gaining recognition for its sovereignty and full independence.Accession took place during the 39th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, with the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah emphasising that UN membership would raise global awareness of the country's existence.
The 2006 keynote speaker, Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka canceled his keynote speech in protest against the Thai military's coup against the government, [1] and was replaced at the last moment by S. P. Somtow. The 2011 ceremony was postponed until February 2012 because of the 2011 Thailand floods. Edwin Thumboo was the keynote speaker. [2]
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [d] commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, [e] is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia.Together, its member states represent a population of more than 600 million people and land area of over 4.5 million km 2 (1.7 million sq mi). [14]
[4] [6] On 1 March 1969, John Simpson was appointed to lead the RBMR, quickly promoted to Colonel and assumed control of the air and naval wings. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Colonel Bertram Francis Louis Rooney served as commander of the RBMR from 4 December 1971 to 18 July 1975, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] followed by Colonel Norman Roberts, who held the position from 18 ...
1963: Yusof Ishak, Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore (later President of the Republic of Singapore) 1964: Abang Openg; 1964: Mustapha Harun; 1967: Pengiran Ahmad Raffae; 1968: Syed Sheh Shahabudin; 1970: Syed Sheh Barakbah; 1970: Tuanku Bujang; 1970: Sharifah Rodziah Barakbah; 1972: Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid; 1975: Fuad Stephens; 1976: Sardon Jubir