SINGAPORE, 25 October 2018 – ASEAN Heads of Civil Service discussed challenges and solutions towards resilient and innovative civil service sector during a meeting in Singapore on 25 October. The ASEAN Heads of Civil Service meeting was held under the ambit of the 19th ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM). The top officials exchanged [...]
YOGYAKARTA, 24 October 2018 – The ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts have committed to promote a culture of peace and intercultural understanding with a view to strengthening ASEAN identity through the adoption of the ‘Yogyakarta Declaration on Embracing the Culture of Prevention to Enrich ASEAN Identity’. The 8th ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture [...]
The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) was held on 20th October 2018 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The Meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) of Viet Nam. The Meeting discussed the follow-up actions and [...]
JAKARTA, 24 October 2018 – “ASEAN Today” highlights the rebuilding of lives in Indonesia following the latest natural disaster in its October 2018 edition. Raissa Chentami of The Indonesia Channel anchors the program from the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. She also reports on a Singaporean woman's personal fight against plastic pollution and the spectacular Asian [...]
NAY PYI TAW, 24 October 2018 – ASEAN sports officials endorsed initiatives for healthy and active lifestyle, including women and girls’ participation in sports. They gathered in the capital of Myanmar from October 22 to 23 for the Eighth ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS-8) and related meetings. The SOMS-8 endorsed a number of [...]
Yogyakarta, 24 October 2018 – Representatives from ACCSQ Working Group 3 on Legal Metrology (WG 3) and Expert Group on Metrology (EGM) met for the first time in a Joint Workshop on 23 – 24 October 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, The Joint Workshop served as platform for both bodies to discuss and identify work items [...]
