Monthly Archives: October 2017

The ASEAN Defence Ministers at their 11th Meeting in the Philippines reviewed the progress of ADMM initiatives and discussed issues related to terrorism and violent extremism, maritime interactions and engagements with their Plus Partners. The ADMM adopted several key documents including the 11th ADMM Joint Declaration and the Joint Statement of Special ASEAN Defence Ministers’ [...]

BANGKOK, 23 October 2017 - The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) conducted a regional consultation on legal aid last 11-12 October in Bangkok, Thailand. The consultation brought together national and regional researchers to share good practices and lessons-learned on legal aid within the ASEAN Member States’ jurisdiction to help refine the thematic study. [...]

PHNOM PENH, 20 October 2017 - Cambodia’s Department of Accreditation organised their first mock assessments of conformity assessment bodies on 16 - 20 October 2017 in Phnom Penh. The exercise is part of their endeavor to develop a pool of qualified assessors to establish national accreditation services. The assessment is based on international standard, which [...]

LUANG PRABANG, 20 October 2017 – A series of high level meetings on disaster management, including the 5th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management, 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response, and the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management (ADDM) concluded yesterday in Luang Prabang. The [...]

PHNOM PENH, 20 October 2017 - Mr. Ly Panharith officially assumed the position of Executive Director of the Permanent Secretariat of the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC) effective today. In a simple ceremony, Mr. Ly Panharith signed his employment contract with Mr. Christopher B. Montero, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the [...]

JAKARTA, 20 October 2017 - Mr. Rezlan I. Jenie started his role as the first Executive Director of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR) after an employment agreement signing ceremony at the ASEAN Secretariat on 17 October. Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN and Chair of the AIPR [...]