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Chairwoman of the ASEAN Ladies’ Circle in Malaysia Pham Thi Hong Lien has vowed to hold more activities connecting its member together and contributing to charity during the year she chairs the organisation.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has emphasized that turning the country’s cities into smart cities would be one of the highlights in its 12th 5-year plan.

The Transport Ministry of Thailand will hold contract talks with China for the joint high-speed railway project between Bangkok and northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province during the ASEAN Summit in November.

The Singapore Summit themed “Asia 2030” opened in the city-state on September 20, drawing 400 thought leaders and experts across the world.

The Singapore Summit themed “Asia 2030” opened in the city-state on September 20, drawing 400 thought leaders and experts across the world.

The Indonesian government has prepared three scenarios for its national economic growth projection for the next five years to enhance its resilience to threats of global upheavals.

Indonesia launched a search and rescue operation to trace cargo plane Twin Otter that lost contact with air traffic control on September 18.

The 16th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the 2019 China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) will take place in Nanning, capital of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from September 21-24.

India on September 16 officially launch an initiative to offer up to 1,000 integrated Ph.D. Fellowships for ASEAN students at its 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry and Environment on September 15 closed more than 30 plantation companies in Kalimantan and Sumatra as part of efforts to minimize wildfires.

Smog from forest fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra has made the air quality in Singapore harmful for human’s health.

Floods triggered by torrential rain in the last two weeks have submerged homes, roads and bridges caused landslides and forced more than 23,000 people to evacuate to shelters in northeastern Thailand.