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Helming contemporary major developments
FROM Sept 13 to 27, various meetings will be held at the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly.
Overcoming the challenge from superpowers
At the 9th Malaysian Heads of Diplomatic Missions Conference on Sept 6 and 7, I spoke about two clusters of challenges that make up the contemporary world order; superpowers and main current developments.
Wisma Putra's focus for the coming year
IN LAST week's column, I explained the Foreign Ministry's five achievements from August 2021 to August 2022. Today, I outline the five focuses for the coming year, which are:
Five Wisma Putra achievements, one year on.
On Sept 1, I announced my annual report card at the Foreign Affairs Ministry titled “Navigating Foreign Policy Post-Pandemic".
Educating a digital generation
On Aug 13, I hosted the annual event of celebrating teachers by organising the Indera Mahkota Parliament Excellence Awards Night and Teacher's Day. It was attended by 400 teachers, students, and parents from 42 secondary and primary schools.
The bell has rung
This article is an extract from my speech at the launch of Raja Ahmad Aminullah's latest book, ‘The bell has Rung: Time for a New Generation’, on the 6th of August.
Led by a contemporary generation
August 12 is designated as International Youth Day. This year's theme is “Inter-Generational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages”. It refers to the cross-generational measures needed to realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and that no one is left behind.
Enhancing humanitarian assistance
AUG 8 is designated as Asean Day. The theme for this year is “Regional Humanitarian Aid”.
End game for the Myanmar conflict
ON July 26, I had a fruitful discussion with the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Myanmar, Dr Noeleen Heyzer. We discussed various issues: the Asean 5-Point Consensus (5PC), a framework for Myanmar with an end game, humanitarian aid and education for refugees.
UM’s Hashim Sani Centre for Palestinian Studies will increase awareness on the Palestinian struggle
ON July 14, I was given the honour to launch the Hashim Sani Centre for Palestinian Studies at Universiti of Malaya.
A nation exposed to global inflation
ALLOW me to share a personal experience in a foreign country. To protect diplomatic interests, I refer to the country as “A” and its currency as “San”.
The nation's survival on the world stage
NOT ALL countries that have become independent survived with peace and prosperity on the world stage and the history of various countries shows a variety of experiences.
