News about Asean

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 15): Four representatives of the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has called for its member states to address the transboundary haze to prevent further harm to the environment and health.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): The prolonged trade war between the United States and China has not affected Qatar’s trade and investment into Asean countries, especially Malaysia, said Qatar’s Commerce and Industry Minister Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Malaysia will raise the issue of transboundary haze at the 15th Asean Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (15th AMME) and related meetings in Cambodia which began yesterday until Thursday, said Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) Minister Yeo Bee Yin.

BANGKOK (Oct 2): Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pointed out that smoke haze is a major issue that members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) would have to tackle seriously while their citizens should adjust their lifestyles to protect themselves.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): The launch of the Malaysia Smart City Framework by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today is another big step towards realising the smart nation agenda.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Hektar REIT was named the first runner-up in the Asean Energy Efficient Building: Retrofitted Building category at the Asean Energy Awards & Gala Dinner held in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): Ireka Corp Bhd expects associate company, Aseana Properties Ltd, to have sold most of the six assets on its divestment programme by the end of the former’s financial FY2020, reported The Edge Malaysia.

KUCHING (Aug 10): Asean countries must meet to resolve transboundary haze and smog pollution that pose a serious threat to the health and well-being of the people in the region, said prominent social activist Datuk Seri Ang Lai Soon.

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 9): Five Asean nations comprising Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, pledged on Tuesday to increase cross-border cooperation in minimising haze occurrences during the hot and dry weather from August to October.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Tight lending rules have caused the property industry in the country face oversupply in certain segments, said ASEAN Chamber of Commerce (ACC) president Datuk Moehamad Izat Emir.