Category Archives: news

JAKARTA, 14 May 2024 – The 8th Forum of Entities Associated with ASEAN concluded today at the ASEAN Headquarters, fostering a spirit of collaboration and partnership between ASEAN and its Centres and Entities. The forum commenced with opening remarks by Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn, emphasized the growth of entities associated with ASEAN over […]

With regards to the Call for Proposals on the 2023-2024 advertised within the Platform, ASEAN-Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), the ASEAN Secretariat have the pleasure to inform to everyone that the following organizations have been awarded the 2023-2024 ASEAN CFLI: ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center with the project entitled “Promoting Gender Equality and Empowerment […]

The Association of Southeast Asian Teacher Education Network (AsTEN), consisting of representatives from AsTEN member institutions, participated in the Training of Trainers (ToT) Program to Address Disinformation and Promote Media Informational Literacy on March 1 and 2, 2023. The event was held at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. During the ToT […]

AsTEN, composed of its Chairperson, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pattamavadi Lehmongkol, Executive Director John Carlo M. Ramos, Technical Assistant Mr. Carl Josef B. Francisco, and the two key officials from Kasetsart University (KU) Faculty of Education joined the delegation, Asst. Prof. Dr. Udomluk Koolsriroj (Associate Dean for International Affairs) and Asst. Prof. Dr. Wandee Kasemsukpipat (Assistant […]

ASEAN Regulatory Co-operation Project (ARCP) With ACIC members as the key drivers , the ARCP is an industry-led initiative to drive greater engagements and capacity building involving all the regulators and industry representatives from all the 10 ASEAN Member States through workshops, sharing good practices, exchanging regulatory updates and information, developing ASEAN guidance documents, building […]

JAKARTA, 15 May 2023 – Today, representatives of ASEAN parliamentarians, judiciaries, youth, civil societies, women, business, and professional associations came together for the 7th Forum of Entities Associated with ASEAN hosted by the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC). The highlight of this year’s forum was the interface with the Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn who met […]

ASEAN World Environment Day 2022: Act Locally, Impact Locally Maintaining our surroundings is crucial to creating harmonious life for our future well-being. Sadly, many environmental issues are happening. World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5, is a crucial moment to bring attention to environmental problems. The World Environment Day 2022 global campaign #OnlyOneEarth calls for transformative […]

As the annual agenda of UCLG ASPAC, the UCLG ASPAC Executive Bureau (ExBu) Meeting 2022 was successfully organised online on June 9, 2022. The agenda was attended by 27 people from the Southeast Asia region. Starting the meeting, the Climate and Energy in ASEAN videos were displayed. After that, Mr. Ashok Kumar Byanju Shrestha (the […]

What are smart cities, and how do smart cities work? A comprehensive answer addressed by the Secretary General of ASEAN, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, indicated that smart city uses science, technology, digital solutions, and other innovative techniques to tackle urban challenges and raise the standard of living of the society. Dato Lim continued that a […]

Enlightening ASEAN through A.C.T., Addressing Challenges Together, a new promising motto for Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship.   Cemented itself as the ASEAN member state twice since 1999, Cambodia has returned to be the ASEAN Chair for the third time starting from October 2021, continuing the leadership torch from the previous successor, Brunei Darussalam. The presidency of […]