MANILA, 9 October 2019 - The Fifth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS-5) and Related Meetings held on 7-9 October in Manila, Philippines highlighted the roles of sports in socio-cultural development. This year, the Philippines assume its chairpersonship for the ASEAN sports sector under the theme “One Vision, One Goal, One Community: Strengthening Unity Through [...]
YANGON, 3 October 2019 - The AICHR convened the regional consultation on commonalities of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in ASEAN Member States and advancing a harmonised and right-based approach on 2-3 October in Yangon, Myanmar. This consultation was a continuation of previous efforts by AICHR Myanmar which were initiated in 2014, 2015 and 2017 on [...]
NAY PYI TAW, 4 October 2019 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministers reiterated the need for enhanced cross-sectoral coordination and the adoption of holistic approach in their collective efforts in disaster management at the annual meetings held in Myanmar this week. Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi said, “ASEAN has collectively [...]
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 8 October 2019 – ASEAN remains steadfast in responding to issues affecting the rights of women and children. Through the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC), ASEAN continues to act together to address emerging threats and challenges. During the 19th ACWC Meeting held [...]
NAY PYI TAW, 4 October 2019 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministers and officials celebrated the annual ‘ASEAN Day for Disaster Management’ with the theme ‘Bridging Disaster Recovery to Resilience’ today in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi said “ASEAN exerted solidarity through our regional mechanisms, such [...]
JAKARTA, 4 October 2019 - The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE) of Indonesia hosted a workshop on “Increasing the Effectiveness of Post Clearance Audit (PCA) through Customs and Tax Cooperation” at the DGCE’s Education and Training Centre in Jakarta on 1-4 October. Customs auditors and senior-rank officers from eight ASEAN Member States and [...]
