I am pleased to deliver this message on the occasion of the 2005 ASEAN Day for Disaster Management which is celebrated in conjunction with the International Day for Disaster Reduction on 12 October, 2005. The ASEAN Ministers responsible for disaster management decided in December 2004 to celebrate the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management to enhance [...]
The 5th SOMRDPE was hosted by the Philippines on 12-14 October 2005 in Makati City, the Philippines. The Meeting was attended by Senior Officials on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and representatives of the ASEAN Secretariat. We took the opportunity to [...]
Excellencies, the Directors-General of ASEAN, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN,Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Malaysian Government, I wish to extend a very warm welcome to the Directors-General of ASEAN and the Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN, as well as members of your delegation to the First Meeting of the ASC here in [...]
1. Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) strongly condemn the cowardly and heinous terrorist attacks which struck Bali, Indonesia on Saturday, 1 October 2005. They expressed their condolence and sympathy to the Government and people of Indonesia for the terrible loss of lives and injuries caused by the bombings. 2. The ASEAN Member [...]