The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, launched the ASEAN Schools Tour 2008 today; the first stop was Singapore at Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC). Dr Surin, accompanied by Mdm Moliah Hashim, Cluster Superintendent from the Ministry of Education, Singapore, spoke to 450 students from ACJC, Victoria School and Cedar Girls Secondary School and took questions [...]
1. The Seventh ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting (ALAWMM) was held on 20-21 October 2008 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. 2. The Ministers expressed their appreciation to His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, for officiating the [...]
The Tripartite Core Group (TCG), comprising ASEAN, the Government of Myanmar and the United Nations, launched the first TCG Periodic Review today to review the humanitarian relief and early recovery efforts in Cyclone Nargis-affected areas. The Periodic Review will complement the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) and provide objective and credible data nearly six months after [...]
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, welcomes the appointment of Mr. Phillip Gibson as New Zealand’s first Ambassador to ASEAN. Concurrently Mr. Gibson is the Ambassador of New Zealand to Indonesia. New Zealand is the third Dialogue Partner to appoint an Ambassador to ASEAN, following the United States and Australia. Dr. Surin said, “I [...]
To promote strategic partnership for peace and prosperity between China and ASEAN, as well as to enhance media exchange and cooperation between China and ASEAN Member States, China’s Information Office of the State Council and the Indonesian Ministry of Information and Communications co-sponsored the Meeting of China-ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information held on October 16, [...]
1. The Second ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals (AMMin) was held on 16 October 2008 in Manila, Philippines. H.E Mr. Jose L. Atienza, Jr, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines chaired the Meeting. Opening Ceremony 2. The Second AMMin was officially opened by H.E. Mr. Alberto G. Romulo, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the [...]