Malaysia's total trade with the
six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was valued at 8.37 billion
Malaysian Ringgits (2.3 billion USD) during January-April this year,
down 26.5 percent as compared with the same period in 2008, said
Bernama news agency.
The number of victims due to landmines
and unexploded ordnance (UXO) has dropped considerably from 4,320 cases
in 1996 to 266 cases in 2008, according to a recent report presented by
Cambodia Mine Action Authority (CMAA).
The Norwegian Government has provided a
grant worth about 2.2 million USD for a project to survey and clear
unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the Lao southern province of Saravane.
Cambodia successfully wrapped up a
national food security forum on July 7, drawing more international
attention to the country’s need to develop a social safety network for
the poor.
Japan's Nippon Foundation has pledged
2.5 million USD to the Aids to Navigation Fund for this year to which
will enhance the safety and security of navigation, and the protection
of the marine environment in the busy Malacca and Singapore straits.
t least six people were killed and 56
others wounded after four bomb blasts rocked the southern island of
Mindanao , the second largest in the Philippines , on July 6 and 7.
Malaysian Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi
said on July 7 that Malaysia will propose setting up an ASEAN Defence
Industry Council to promote regional cooperation in this field expand
the market for member countries’ defence products.
The Cambodian economic growth rate
would contract 2.1 percent this year due to impacts from the global
economic crisis, said a senior official from the Cambodian Economic and
Finance Ministry.
The Geneva-based diplomatic missions of
ASEAN countries held the “ASEAN Family and Sports Festival 2009” in
Geneva, Switzerland, on July 4 to promote friendship among the
regional grouping.
An international conference on human
trafficking was kicked off in Cambodia on Jul. 6 in expectation of
strengthening cooperation among Asian countries.
