ASEAN NOTIONAL CALENDAR 2015 TENTATIVE MEETING … · ASEAN NOTIONAL CALENDAR 2015 1 TENTATIVE DATE MEETING VENUE REMARKS JANUARY 1 Jan (Thursday) New Year PHL MAL INA SIN BRU THA

As of 2 March 2015

ASEAN NOTIONAL CALENDAR 2015

1

TENTATIVE

DATE

MEETING VENUE REMARKS

JANUARY

1 Jan (Thursday)

New Year PHL MAL INA SIN BRU THA VIE CAM LAO MYA

3 Jan (Saturday)

Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Maulidur Rasul)

MAL INA BRU

4 Jan (Sunday)

Independence Day of Myanmar

MYA

6 Jan (Tuesday)

Pathet Lao Day LAO

8 Jan (Thursday)

1st ASEAN Malaysia Young Entrepreneurs Forum Launch of Malaysian Association Young Entrepreneurs (MAAYE)

Kuala Lumpur MITI/ABAC

9-10 Jan (Friday-Saturday)

Special Meeting on ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan

MOTAC

17-21 Jan (Saturday-Wednesday)

17th Coordinating Committee on the Implementation of ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (CCA) and Related Meetings 65th Coordinating Committee on Investment (CCI)

InterContinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

MITI

19-23 Jan (Monday-Friday)

15th TELSOM and 14th TELMIN Bangkok, Thailand

20 Jan (Tuesday)

Army Day LAO

21 Jan (Wednesday)

7th Meeting of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI) Working Group on Post-2015 Economic Vision


MITI

21-22 Jan (Tuesday-Wednesday)

ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG)

Johor Bahru MINDEF

As of 2 March 2015


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TENTATIVE

DATE


23-24 Jan (Thursday-Friday)

ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting-Plus Working Group (ADSOM-Plus WG)

Johor Bahru MINDEF

22-24 Jan (Thursday-Saturday)

6th Meeting of the Committee of the Whole (COW) 1st Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials’ for the 46th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (SEOM 1/46)


MITI

22-29 Jan (Thursday-Thursday)

41st NTOs, 18th M-ATM and ATF Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

25-26 Jan (Sunday-Monday)

Working Committee-Financial Service Liberalisation (FSL) Meeting

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF

26-28 Jan (Monday-Wednesday)

ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) Day 1 (26 Jan/Mon)

CPR Meeting

Welcoming Dinner for ASEAN SOM hosted by KSU

Day 2 (27 Jan/Tue)

SOM Meeting

ACCWG on Post-2015 Meeting

Welcoming Dinner hosted by FM

Day 3 (28 Jan/Wed)

AMM Retreat

Press Conference by FM

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

APSC I KLN

27 Jan (Tuesday)

Working Committee-Capital Market Development (CMD) Meeting

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF

27 Jan (Tuesday)

Working Committee-Capital Accounts Liberalisation (CAL) Meeting

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF

28 Jan (Wednesday)

ASEAN Finance & Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting-Working Group (AFDM-WG)

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF

29-30 Jan (Thursday-

Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) Task Force Meeting

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF

As of 2 March 2015


3

TENTATIVE

DATE


Friday)

31 Jan (Saturday)

Asian Bond Market Initiatives (ABMI) Task Force, Research Group (RG), Future Priorities (FPs) Meeting

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF

JAN (TBC) TMHS Inter-Sessional Meeting 1 Bangkok, Thailand

FEBRUARY

1 Feb (Sunday)

Federal Territory Day MAL (KL, Putrajaya & Labuan ONLY)

2 Feb (Monday)

Replacement of Federal Territory Day

MAL (KL, Putrajaya & Labuan ONLY)

3 Feb (Tuesday)

Thaipusam MAL (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang & Selangor only

3-5 Feb (Tuesday-Thursday)

Final Planning Conference DiRex Alor Setar, Kedah

APSC II KLN

5-8 Feb (Thursday-Sunday)

The First Meeting of the High Level Task Force (HLTF) on ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 Vision

Kuala Lumpur HLTF KLN

7 Feb (Saturday)

Meak Bochea Day

CAM

8-10 Feb (Sunday-

5th ASEAN Military Operations Informal Meeting (AMOIM) & 12th ASEAN Military

Kuala Lumpur MINDEF

As of 2 March 2015


4

TENTATIVE

DATE


Tuesday) Intelligence Informal Meeting (AMIIM)

9 Feb (Monday) The 4th ASCC Work Group Meeting To Follow-Up on The Recommendations of The ASCC Blueprint MTR and Coordinate Post-2015 Vision

Park Royal Hotel, Penang

MOTAC (Culture)/ASCC KLN

9-13 Feb (Monday-Friday)

7th RCEP TNC and related meetings Thailand

10 Feb (Tuesday)

Special SOCA Meeting Park Royal Hotel, Penang

MOTAC (Culture)/ ASCC KLN

10-12 Feb (Tuesday-Thursday)

12th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Informal Meeting (ACDFIM)

Kuala Lumpur MINDEF

11-14 Feb (Wednesday-Saturay) *Assistants’ Meeting will be on 10/2.

The 17th Meeting of AICHR Kuala Lumpur APSC II KLN AICHR Rep. + Assistants

11-13 Feb (Wednesday-Friday)

ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM)

Kuala Lumpur MINDEF

13-14 Feb (Friday-Saturday)

ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM Plus)

Kuala Lumpur MINDEF

12-13 Feb (Thursday-Friday)

14th ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief

Tokyo, Japan APSC II

15 Feb (Sunday)

27th Meeting of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI)

Kuala Lumpur Convention

Centre

MITI

16-19 Feb (Monday-Thursday)

20th Prepared Foodstuff Product Working Group (PFPWG) Meeting and Related Meetings

Lao PDR

17 Feb (Tuesday)

Tet Eve

VIE

18-20 Feb Chinese New Year 18 – INA VIE

As of 2 March 2015


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TENTATIVE

DATE


(Wednesday-Friday)

19 – MAL THA SIN BRU VIE LAO 20 – MAL THA SIN BRU

20 Feb (Friday)

Union Day (Myanmar)

MYA

23 Feb (Monday)

National Day Brunei BRU

24-27 Feb (Tuesday-Friday)

22nd Pharmaceutical Product Working Group (PPWG) Meeting and Related Meetings

Japan

25-27 Feb (Wednesday-Friday)

22nd ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue Auckland, New Zealand

ASCC KLN

27-28 Feb (Friday-Saturday)

8th Meeting of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI) Working Group on Post-2015 Economic Vision

Renaissanse Hotel, Kota

Bharu, Kelantan

MITI

28 Feb (Saturday)

Prep-SEOM AEM Working Dinner

Renaissance Hotel, Kota

Bharu, Kelantan

MITI

MARCH

1 Mar (Sunday)

21st AEM Retreat Renaissance Hotel, Kota

Bharu, Kelantan

MITI

2 Mar (Monday)

Makha Bucha Day THA

Date varies depending on the lunar cycle

2 Mar (Monday)

Peasants’ Day MYA

3-4 Mar ARF Seminar on Counter Piracy and Tokyo, Japan Dept. of

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/thailand/makha_bucha.php

As of 2 March 2015


6

TENTATIVE

DATE


(Tuesday-Wednesday)

Armed Robbery in Asia Maritime Affairs

5 Mar (Thursday)

Full Moon of Tabaung

MYA

8 Mar (Sunday)

International Women Day 2015 CAM LAO

9-11 Mar (Monday-Wednesday)

Inter-Ministerial Workshop on Gender Issues in Climate Change and its Adaptation

Putrajaya KWPKM (project under ACW)

9-12 Mar (Monday-Thursday)

Southeast Asia Regulatory Reform Conference

Kuala Lumpur MITI/MPC (in collaboration with OECD)

9-11 Mar (Monday-Wednesday)

Joint Preparatory Meeting (JPM) Day 1 (9 Mar/Mon)

CPR Meeting

Special ASEAN SOM on ASEAN Centrality

Welcome Dinner hosted by KSU Day 2 (10 Mar/Tue)

PREP SOM / SEOM / SOCA Meeting

SOM Meeting

Welcome Dinner SOM / SEOM / SOCA

Day 3 (11 Mar/Wed)

Meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group (ACCWG) on ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 Vision

Joint Preparatory Meeting (JPM)

Kuala Lumpur APSC I KLN

10-11 Mar ASEAN-OECD Good Regulatory Practices (GRP) Conference 2015

Kuala Lumpur OECD, MITI, MPC

11-12 Mar (Wednesday-Thursday)

Delhi Dialogue VII,

New Delhi AERD KLN

14 Mar (Saturday)

17th ASEAN-India SOM

New Delhi AERD KLN

http://cambodia.officialpublicholidays.com/national/international-womens-day-2015

As of 2 March 2015


7

TENTATIVE

DATE


15-16 Mar (Sunday-Monday)

9th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)

Langkawi MINDEF

16-19 Mar (Monday-Thursday)

2nd Meeting of the High Level Task Force (HLTF) on ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 Vision

Thailand HLTF KLN

17-19 Mar (Tuesday-Thursday)

20th Rubber-Based Product Working Group Meeting

Penang/Kota Kinabalu/Kuch

ing (TBC)

Standards Malaysia

18 Mar (AM) (Wednesday)

ASEAN Finance Deputies’ Meeting (AFDM) ASEAN Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (ACDM) ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Joint Meeting (AFCDM)

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF


ASEAN Aviation Summit Langkawi, Malaysia

LIMA Secretariat (Ms Umi)

18-20 Mar (Wed-Fri)

Special Coordinating Committee on Services (CCS) Meeting

Le Meridien Hotel, Kuala

Lumpur

MITI

19 Mar (Thursday)

ASEAN-US Deputies’ Breakfast Meeting (TBC) Formal ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (Formal AFCDM+3)

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF

19-20 Mar (Thursday-Friday)

Informal ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (Formal AFCDM+3)

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF

20 Mar (Friday)

ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Retreat TBC MOF

As of 2 March 2015


8

TENTATIVE

DATE


21 Mar (Saturday)

19th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting (19th AFMM) 11th ASEAN Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (11th ACGM) US – ASEAN Business Council Luncheon Meeting (TBC) 1st ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Joint Meeting (1st AFMGM)

KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

MOF

21 Mar (Saturday)

Hari Raya Nyepi (Balinese New Year) INA

21-24 Mar (Saturday-Tuesday)

Special Meeting of AICHR Kuala Lumpur APSC II

22 Mar (Sunday)

Day of the People’s Party

LAO

23 Mar (Monday)

The 5th ASCC Work Group Meeting To Follow-Up on The Recommendations of The ASCC Blueprint MTR and Coordinate Post-2015 Vision

Holiday Inn, Malacca


24-25 Mar (Tuesday-Wednesday)

18th Senior Officials Meeting for the ASCC (SOCA) and 13th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council

Holiday Inn, Malacca


25-26 Mar (Wednesday-Thursday) (TBC)

27th ASEAN-Australia Forum Manila, Philippines

ASCC


ARF Workshop on Counter Radicalisation TBC SEARCCT and APSC II

27 Mar (Friday)

Armed Forces Day

MYA

30-31 Mar (Monday-Tuesday) (TBC)

13th ASEAN-China Joint Working Group on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea

Myanmar APSC I

30 Mar-1 Apr ARF Workshop on Combating Wildlife Tuaran, NRE and

As of 2 March 2015


9

TENTATIVE

DATE


(Monday-Wednesday)

Trafficking Sabah APSCD II

MAR (TBC) 5th ASEAN Military Operations Informal Meeting (4th AMOIM)

MINDEF

MAR (TBC) 12th ASEAN Military Intelligence Informal Meeting (12th AMIIM)

MINDEF

MAR (TBC) 12th ASEAN Chief of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (12th ACDFIM)

MINDEF

MAR (TBC) 34th ACCSQ Working Group on Standards and MRAs (WG1)

Indonesia

MAR (TBC) Special Heads of Delegation (HOD) PPWG Meeting

Manila, Philippines

MAR (TBC) Intersessional Task Force on MRA on Bioequivalence Study Report

Bangkok, Thailand

MAR (TBC) 20th Medical Device Product Working Group (MDPWG)

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

MAR (TBC) 5th ASEAN Food Testing Laboratory Committee (AFTLC)

Bangkok, Thailand

MAR (TBC) 28th Working Group on Conformity Assessment (WG2)

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

APRIL

1-2 Apr (Wednesday-Thursday)

World Halal Week Conference 2015

Kuala Lumpur Convention Center

MITI/HDC

1-4 Apr (Wednesday-Saturday)

World Halal Summit 2015 / Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS)

Kuala Lumpur Convention Center

MITI/MATRADE)

2 Apr (Thursday)

Maundy Thursday (Huwebes Santo)

PHI

2-3 Apr (Thursday-

Task Force Meeting for Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI)

TBC AECD KLN

As of 2 March 2015


10

TENTATIVE

DATE


Friday)

3 Apr (Friday)

Good Friday (Biyernes Santo)

PHI

4 Apr (Saturday)

Black Saturday PHI *special non-working day

6 Apr (Monday)

Chakri Day

THA

6-7 Apr (Monday-Tuesday) (TBC)

21st ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultations (ACSOC)

Jinghong City, Yunnan Province, China

AECD. Dates being negotiated either 6-7 Apr or 6-8 May.

6-9 Apr (Monday-Thursday)

3rd Meeting of the High Level Task Force (HLTF) on ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 Vision

ASEC, Jakarta HLTF KLN

7-8 Apr (Tuesday-Wednesday)

ARF Workshop on Multi-Year Strategic Exercise Planning

Kuala Lumpur MKN and APSCD II

8-9 Apr (Wednesday-Thursday)

7th ARF ISM on NPD Kuala Lumpur MSD

9 Apr (Thursday)

The Day of Valor

PHI

13 Apr (Monday)

Songkran Festival (Thai New Year) Lao New Year Water Festival (Maha Thingyan)

THA LAO MYA

14 Apr (Tuesday)

Songkran Festival (Thai New Year) Water Festival (Maha Thingyan) New Year Day Khmer

THA MYA CAM

15 Apr (Wednesday)

Water Festival (Maha Thingyan) Songkran Festival (Thai New Year)

MYA THA

16-17 Apr (Thursday-Friday)

EAS Symposium on Religious Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration Building Resilience

Singapore AECD

As of 2 March 2015


11

TENTATIVE

DATE


17 Apr (Friday)

Myanmar New Year

MYA

24-27 Apr (Friday-Monday) 4 days

26th ASEAN Summit Day 1 (24 Apr/Fri)

CPR Meeting

Drafting Meeting on Declarations

9th HLTF EI WG on Post-2015 Economic Vision

Welcoming Dinner for SOM, SEOM and SOCA Delegates

Day 2 (25 Apr/Sat)

Prep-SOM

Prep-SEOM

Prep-SOCA

BIMP-EAGA Prep-SOM

IMT-GT Prep-SOM

JPM Meeting

Welcoming Dinner for AMM, AEM & ASCC Ministers

Day 3 (26 Apr/Sun)

Prep AMM / AEM Meeting

16th ACC Meeting

13th APSC Council Meeting

13th AEC Council Meeting

Gala Dinner hosted by YAB PM

Day 4 (27 Apr)

Opening Ceremony of the 26th ASEAN Summit

26th ASEAN Summit (Plenary)

ASEAN Leaders Meeting with: Representatives of AIPA CSOs ASEAN Youth

Day 4 (27 Apr) (resumed in Langkawi)

Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi

AECD KLN MITI EPU

As of 2 March 2015


12

TENTATIVE

DATE


26th ASEAN Summit (Retreat)

Dinner hosted by YAB PM

Closing Ceremony

Press Conference by YAB PM Day 5 (28 Apr)

BIMP-EAGA Summit

IMT-GT Summit

28 Apr (Tuesday)

Hung Kings Temple Festival (Gio To Hung Vuong)

VIE

29 Apr-1 May (TBC)

ARF DOD and ARF Inter-Sessional Group Meeting on Confidence Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy

Tokyo, Japan MINDEF APSCD II

30 Apr (Thursday)

Reunification Day

VIE

APR (TBC) Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions Meeting (NADI)

MINDEF

APR (TBC) 22th Annual Meeting of Renewable Energy Sub Sector Network (RE-SSN Meeting)

KeTTHA

APR (TBC) 14th Board of Judges for RE Project Competition (BOJ for RE Competition)

KeTTHA

APR (TBC) 3rd ASEAN Renewable Energy Forum (AREF)

KeTTHA

APR (TBC) Renewable Energy Support Mechanism for Bankable Project Workshop

KeTTHA

APR (TBC) US-ASEAN Special Session

KeTTHA

APR (TBC) Special Senior Official Meeting on ASEAN Center for Energy Enhancement Meeting

KeTTHA

APR (TBC) ASEAN AETF

KeTTHA

APR (TBC) The East Asia Business Forum

EABC / MITI

APR (TBC) 4th RCEP SWG STRACAP (back-to-back with 8th RCEP TNC)

Japan

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/vietnam/hung_king_festival.php

As of 2 March 2015


13

TENTATIVE

DATE


APR (TBC) 43rd ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality (ACCSQ)

Manila, Philippines

APR (TBC) 23rd ACCSQ Working Group on Legal Metrology (WG3)

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

APR (TBC) 21st Automotive Product Working Group (APWG)

Singapore

APR (TBC) 19th Joint Sectoral Committee for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (JSC EEE)

Singapore

MAY

1 May (Friday)

Labour Day

PHI MAL INA THA SIN CAM VIE LAO MYA *May Day in MYA

3 May (Sunday)

Wesak Day MAL INA THA SIN CAM

4-8 May (Monday-Friday)

81st Coordinating Committee on Services (CCS) Meeting, CCA

Royal Chulan Hotel, Kuala

Lumpur

MITI

5 May (Tuesday)

Coronation Day

THA

5-9 May (Tuesday-Saturday)

The 18th Meeting of AICHR Jakarta APSC II

6-8 May (Wednesday-Friday) (TBC)

21st ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultations (ACSOC)

Jinghong City, Yunnan Province, China

AECD. Dates being negotiated either 6-8 May or 6-7 Apr.

7-8 May (Thursday-Friday) (TBC)

ASEAN-Japan Forum Cambodia AECD

As of 2 March 2015


14

TENTATIVE

DATE


7-8 May (Thursday-Friday)

2nd ASEAN-EU High Level Dialogue on Maritime Security Cooperation

Kuala Lumpur AERD, Maritime Div.

9 May (Saturday)

Royal Ploughing Day CAM

11-14 May (Monday-Thursday)

4th Meeting of the High Level Task Force (HLTF) on ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 Vision

Viet Nam HLTF KLN

11-14 May (Monday-Thursday)

4th Task Force Meeting on the Development of Successor ASEAN Strategic Transport Plan & 39th ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM)

Malacca MOT

14 May (Thursday)

Ascension Day (40 days after Easter) INA

14-15 May (Thursday-Friday) (TBC)

28th ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue Washington D.C.

ASCC

15 May (Friday)

Isra Miraj INA BRU

19-20 May (Tuesday-Wednesday)

12th ASEAN-Russia SOM Kuala Lumpur

AERD KLN

24-29 May (Sunday-Friday)

ARF DiRex Kedah & Perlis

APSC II KLN

25 May (Monday)

Buddha Birthday Holiday CAM

25-26 May (Monday-Tuesday)

14th ASEAN-China JWG on DOC TBC APSC I KLN Maritime Affairs Dept.

26-30 May (Tuesday-Saturday)

33rd Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) SOME+3

Magellan Sutera Harbour, Kota Kinabalu

KeTTHA

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/europe/ascension_day.php

http://www.officeholidays.com/religious/muslim/isra_miraj.php

As of 2 March 2015


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TENTATIVE

DATE


EAS Energy Taskforce

26-28 May (Tuesday-Thursday)

ASEAN-SME Showcase and Conference 2015

Kuala Lumpur MITI/SME Corp./ABAC

28-29 May (Thursday-Friday)

19th ASEAN-ROK Dialogue Bali, Indonesia AECD

28-30 May (Thursday-Saturday)

Kuala Lumpur International Aerospace Business Convention

Kuala Lumpur

MITI/MATRADE)

30 May (Sunday)

Army Day BRU

MAY (TBC) 12th ASEAN-Canada Dialogue Canada Back-to-back with the 28th ASEAN-US Dialogue

MAY (TBC) ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB)

TBC MOA

MAY (TBC)

18th ASEAN+3 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (18th AFMGM+3)

Baku, Azerbaijan

MOF

MAY (TBC) SEOM 2/46

TBC

MAY (TBC) 22nd ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)

Singapore

MAY (TBC) 22nd Automotive Product Working Group (APWG)

Bangkok, Thailand

MAY (TBC) 21st Medical Device Product Working Group (MDPWG)

Phnom Penh, Lao PDR

MAY (TBC) Special HODs MDPWG Vientiane, Lao PDR

MAY (TBC) 21st Prepared Foodstuff Product Working Group (PFPWG)

Manila, Philippines

MAY (TBC) 6th ASEAN Food Testing Laboratory Committee (AFTLC)

Manila, Philippines

As of 2 March 2015


16

TENTATIVE

DATE


MAY (TBC) Special PPWG HOD Meeting

Philippines

MAY (TBC) 29th Working Group on Conformity Assessment (WG 2)

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

MAY (TBC) 35th ACCSQ Working Group on Standards and MRAs (WG1)

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

MAY (TBC) 21st Rubber-Based Product Working Group (RBPWG)

Manila, Philippines

MAY (TBC) 23rd ASEAN Cosmetic Comittee (ACC)

Bangkok, Thailand

MAY/JUN (TBC)

ASEAN Regional Forum – Defence Official Dialogue / ARF Security Policy Conference (ARF DoD / ASPC)

Kuala Lumpur MINDEF

31 May-6 June (TBC)

8th RCEP TNC and related meetings Japan

JUNE

1 June (Monday)

Army Day BRU

1 June (Monday)

Buddha’s Birthday LAO MYA

Full Moon of Kason in Myanmar

6 June (Saturday)

SPB Yang Dipertuan Agong’s Birthday

MAL

7-11 June (Sunday-Thursday)

ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting Day 1 (7 Jun/Sun)

Welcome Dinner hosted by KSU

Day 2 (8 Jun/Mon)

ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)

Welcome Dinner for ASEAN+3 SOM, EAS SOM, ARF Delegates hosted KSU

Kuching APSC I KLN

As of 2 March 2015


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TENTATIVE

DATE


Day 3 (9 Jun/Tue)

ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials' Meeting

East Asia Summit Senior Officials' Meeting

Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) SOM

Friends of Lower Mekong (FLM)-SOM Day 4 (10 Jun/Wed)

ARF Senior Officials' Meeting

ASEAN Coordinating Meeting for ASEAN-US

Welcome Dinner for 27th ASEAN-US Dialogue Delegates hosted by KSU

Day 5 (11 Jun/Thu)

Co-Chair Meeting of 27th ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue

27th ASEAN-US Dialogue

SEANWFZ ExCom-WG

8-10 June AICHR Regional Symposium on Judicial Review and Human Rights

TBC APSC II KLN

8-11 June (Monday-Thursday)


Myanmar HLTF KLN

12 June (Friday)

Declaration of Independence on 12 June 1898

PHI

15 June (Monday)

Special SOM Meeting on Review of EAS (3 Meetings)

AECD KLN

15 June (Monday)

5th ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group (ACCWG) Meeting on Timor Leste’s ASEAN Membership Application

Singapore APSC I

18 June (Thursday)

Awal Ramadan (Starting of Ramadan). MAL BRU *Johor, Kedah and Melaka only. Subject to Lunar Month

http://www.officeholidays.com/religious/muslim/ramadam.php

As of 2 March 2015


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TENTATIVE

DATE


18 June (Thursday)

Former Queens Birthday CAM

22-26 June (Monday-Friday)



JUNE (TBC) ASEAN-EU Senior Officials’ Consultation on Transnational Crime

Cambodia APSC I/AERD

JUNE (TBC) Invest in ASEAN Seminar

Kuala Lumpur MITI/MIDA

JUNE (TBC) 14th Senior Officials Meeting on Energy + 3 Energy Policy Governing Group (SOME +3 EPGG)

TBC KeTTHA

JUNE (TBC)

23rd Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements Product Working Group (TMHSPWG)

Kuala Lumpur

JULY

1 Jul (Wednesday)

Asahna Bucha Day

THA *Date varies depending on the lunar cycle

1-2 Jul (Wednesday-Thursday) (TBC)

ASEAN-European Union Senior Officials’ Meeting

Brussels AERD

4 Jul (Saturday)

Nuzul Al-Quran

MAL

6-9 July (Monday-Thursday)


Singapore HLTF KLN

15 Jul (Wednesday)

Sultan’s Birthday BRU

18 Jul Hari Raya Puasa MAL INA SIN

http://cambodia.officialpublicholidays.com/national/former-queens-birthday-2015

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/thailand/asahna_bucha_day.php

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/malaysia/aidilfitr.php

As of 2 March 2015


19

TENTATIVE

DATE


(Saturday) BRU *Eid Al-Fitr. Subject to Lunar Month

19 Jul (Sunday)

Hari Raya Puasa Holiday MAL BRU

20 Jul (Monday)

Hari Raya Puasa Holiday MAL BRU

21 Jul (Tuesday)

Hari Raya Puasa Holiday BRU

22 Jul (Wednesday)

Hari Raya Puasa Holiday

BRU

26 Jul (Sunday)

10th HLTF-EI WG on Post 2015 Economic Vision

Grand Hyatt Hotel, Kuala

Lumpur

MITI

27-31 Jul (Monday-Friday)

SEOM 3/46 and Related Meetings Grand Hyatt Hotel, Kuala

Lumpur

MITI

JULY (TBC) Prep SOM Meeting for ASEAN-New Zealand Commemorative Summit 2015

TBC ASCC KLN

JULY (TBC) TMHS Intersessional Meeting 2 Yangon, Myanmar

JULY (TBC) 9th RCEP TNC and related meetings

Myanmar

AUGUST

1-6 Aug* (Saturday-Thursday)

48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) / Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) Day 1 (1 Aug)

CPR Meeting


Kuala Lumpur ASCC KLN *to be confirmed





As of 2 March 2015


20

TENTATIVE

DATE


Day 2 (2 Aug)

ASEAN SOM

Day 3 (3 Aug)

APT SOM

EAS SOM

Welcome Dinner hosted by FM

Day 4 (4 Aug)

Opening Ceremony of 48th AMM with Keynote Address by YAB PM

Courtesy Call on YAB PM

SEANWFZ Commission Meeting

ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with AICHR Representatives

48th AMM (Plenary)

48th AMM (Retreat)

Day 5 (5 Aug)

ASEAN-China MM

ASEAN-ROK MM

ASEAN-Russia MM

ASEAN-India MM

APT FM Meeting

ASEAN-EU MM

ASEAN-U.S. MM

ASEAN-Japan MM

ASEAN Canada MM

Gala Dinner Hosted by FM

Day 6 (6 Aug)

ASEAN-Australia MM

ASEAN-New Zealand MM

EAS FM Meeting

ARF (Retreat)

ARF (Plenary)

Closing Ceremony 48th AMM

Press Conference by FM

3-6 Aug (Monday-Thursday)

Special AICHR Meeting APSC II KLN

As of 2 March 2015


21

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DATE


8 Aug (Saturday)

ASEAN DAY

9 Aug (Sunday)

National Day SIN

10 Aug (Monday) (TBC)

Proposed ASEAN Day Celebration – Malaysia’s level

Wisma Putra, Putrajaya

AERD KLN

10 Aug (Monday)

Public Holiday SIN *Holiday as National Day falls on a Sunday

11 Aug (Tuesday)

2nd Expert Group Meeting on Sports TBC KBS

12 Aug (Wednesday)

Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS) TBC KBS

13 Aug (Thursday)

ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS)

TBC KBS

12 Aug (Wednesday)

H.M. Queens Birthday THA

13 Aug (Thursday)

Lao Issara (Day of the Free Laos) LAO

17 Aug (Monday)

Independence Day INA

18-21 August (Tuesday-Friday)



18-21 Aug (Tuesday-Friday)

SSOM-36th AMAF and Related Meetings Myanmar MoA

21 Aug (Friday)

Ninoy Aquino Day PHI * Commemorates the

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/singapore/national_day.php

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/singapore/national_day.php

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/thailand/queensbirthday.php

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/indonesia/independence_day.php

As of 2 March 2015


22

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DATE


assassination of Benigno Ninoy Aquino Jr. in 1983

22-23 Prep-SEOM Meeting Kuala Lumpur Convention

Center

MITI

24-26 Aug (Monday-Wednesday)

47th AEM Meeting (including RCEP Ministerial Meeting)

Kuala Lumpur Convention

Center

MITI

31 Aug (Monday)

Malaysia’s National Day MAL

31 Aug (Monday)

National Heroes Day

PHI *Last Monday of August

AUG (TBC) Dialogue between AEM and METI, Japan with FJCCIA

Kuala Lumpur MITI (back-to-back with 47th

AEM)

AUG (TBC) ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on the Environment (ASOEN)

TBC NRE

AUG (TBC) The East Asia Investment Forum EABC / MITI

AUG (TBC) 28th HLTF-EI TBC

SEPTEMBER

2 Sep (Wednesday)

National Day of Viet Nam VIE *Marks Viet Nam's declaration of independence in 1945

2-4 Sep (Wednesday-Friday)

4th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drugs Matters

Langkawi KDN

4-7 September (Friday-Monday)


Bali, Indonesia HLTF KLN

6-12 Sep (Sunday-

36th General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)

TBC Parlimen Malaysia

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/vietnam/national_day.php

As of 2 March 2015


23

TENTATIVE

DATE


Saturday) AERD KLN

7-12 Sep (Monday-Saturday)

37th AMAF and Related Meetings

7-8 Sep – Prep SOM 37th AMAF

9 Sep – Prep SOM 15th AMAF+3

10 Sep – The 37th AMAF Meeting

11 Sep – The 15th AMAF+3 Meeting

12 Sep – Field Trip

Philippines MoA

14-16 Sep (Monday-Wednesday)

3rd ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee-National Coordinators Meeting 6th Connectivity Symposium

TBC AECD KLN

15 Sep (Tuesday)

Special SOM Meeting on Review of EAS (3 Meetings)

AECD KLN

16 Sep (Wednesday)

Malaysia Day MAL * Became a Federal Holiday in 2010

17-18 Sep (Thursday-Friday)

Symposium for ASEAN Connectivity TBC AECD KLN

4th week of Sep (TBC)

Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (IAMM)

New York AERD KLN

23 Sep (Wednesday)

Hari Raya Haji

INA SIN * Subject to Lunar Month

24 Sep (Thursday)

Hari Raya Haji

MAL BRU * Subject to Lunar Month

24 Sep (Thursday)

Constitution Day Cambodia 2015 CAM

28 Sep-1 Oct (Monday-Thursday)

10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (10th AMMTC)

Kuala Lumpur KDN

http://cambodia.officialpublicholidays.com/national/constitution-day-cambodia-2015

As of 2 March 2015


24

TENTATIVE

DATE


SEP (TBC) 10th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development / 11th Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) / 10th SOMSWD +3

Kuala Lumpur KPWKM (4 days meeting)

SEP/OCT (TBC) 21th IMT-GT Ministerial Meeting & 22nd Senior Officials Meeting

TBC EPU

SEP (TBC) 33rd Senior Officials Meeting on Energy- ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (SOME-AMEM)

KeTTHA

SEP (TBC) 21st East Asia Summit- Energy Cooperation Task Force (EAS-ECTF)

KeTTHA

SEP (TBC) 14th Senior Officials Meeting on Energy + China, Japan, Korea (3) ( SOME+3)

KeTTHA

SEP (TBC) 12th AMEM +3

KeTTHA

SEP (TBC) 9th East Asia Summit – Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM)

KeTTHA

SEP (TBC) Ministers CEO- Dialogue KeTTHA

SEP (TBC) ASEAN Energy Business Forum 2015 (AEBF 2015)

KeTTHA

SEP (TBC) 17th Meeting of the Governing Board of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

NRE

SEP (TBC) Regional workshop aiming at sharing strategies to improve the content of broadcast media, radio or other suitable forms of ICT

KKLW

SEP (TBC)

10th RCEP TNC and related meetings ROK

SEP (TBC) Inter-sessional Task Force on MRA on Bioequivalence Study Report

ASEC

OCTOBER

As of 2 March 2015


25

TENTATIVE

DATE


1-4 October (Thursday – Sunday)


Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

HLTF KLN

2 Oct (Friday) Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Rise of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism

Kuala Lumpur KDN

5 Oct (Monday) The 6th ASCC Work Group Meeting To Follow-Up on The Recommendations of The ASCC Blueprint MTR and Coordinate Post-2015 Vision

Holiday Inn Hotel, Melaka


5-10 Oct (Monday-Saturday)

33rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and Related Meetings

Kuala Lumpur KeTTHA

6-7 Oct (Tuesday- Wednesday)

19th Senior Officials Meeting for the ASCC (SOCA) and 14th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council

Pullman Hotel, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur


6-10 Oct (Tuesday-Saturday) 5 days

Joint Preparatory Meeting (JPM) and Related Meetings Day 1 (6 Oct/Tue)

CPR Meeting Day 2 (7 Oct/Wed)

Prep SOM / SEOM / SOCA Meeting

ASEAN SOM Meeting

Welcome Dinner SOM / SEOM / SOCA hosted by KSU

Day 3 (8 Oct/Thu)

APT SOM

EAS SOM

Welcome Dinner of JPM Day 4 (9 Oct/Fri)

ACC-WG Meeting

Joint Preparatory Meeting (JPM)

Johor Bahru APSC I KLN

11 Oct (Sunday)

Pchum Ben Day 2015 CAM

http://cambodia.officialpublicholidays.com/national/pchum-ben-day-2015

As of 2 March 2015


26

TENTATIVE

DATE


14 Oct (Wednesday)

Awal Muharram

MAL INA BRU *Islamic New Year. Subject to Lunar Month

23 Oct (Friday)

Chulalongkorn Day THA

27 Oct (Tuesday)

Full Moon of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent)

MYA

OCT (TBC) Halal Ingredients Asia 2015

Kuala Lumpur MITI/HDC

OCT (TBC) International Trade Malaysia (INTRADE) 2015

Kuala Lumpur MITI/MATRADE

OCT/NOV (TBC)

24th BIMP-EAGA Senior Officials Meeting & 19th BIMP-EAGA Ministerial Meeting

TBC EPU

OCT (TBC) ASEAN Social Work Consortium (ASWC) Kuala Lumpur KPWKM

OCT (TBC) 24th ACCSQ Working Group on Legal Metrology (WG 3)

Singapore

OCT (TBC) 44th ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality (ACCSQ)

Singapore

NOVEMBER

1 Nov (Sunday)

All Saints Day PHI *Special Non-working day

2-6 Nov (Monday-Friday)

40th ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) & 21st ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting

KL MOT

11 Nov (Wednesday)

Deepavali MAL SIN *Except Sarawak and Labuan (MAL)

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/thailand/chulalongkorn_day.php

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/europe/all_saints.php

As of 2 March 2015


27

TENTATIVE

DATE


13 Nov (Friday)

King Sihamonis Birthday 2015 CAM

16-17 Nov (Monday-Tuesday)

ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat)

Kuala Lumpur MINDEF

16-19 Nov (Monday-Thursday)

Special AICHR Meeting TBC APSC II KLN

17-18 Nov (Tuesday-Wednesday)

Prep-SEOM Prep-AEM 14th AEC Council

Kuala Lumpur MITI

17-19 Nov (Tuesday-Thursday)

ASEAN Chief Secretaries / Heads of Public Service Retreat ASEAN Public Service Games

Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya

JPA

18-19 Nov (Wednesday-Thursday)

3rd ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus)

Kuala Lumpur MINDEF

18-20 Nov (Wednesday-Friday)

ASEAN Young Leaders Summit (AYLS)

PWTC, Kuala Lumpur

KBS

18-22 Nov (Wednesday-Sunday) 5 days

27th ASEAN Summit & Related Summits Day 1 (18 Nov/Wed)

CPR Meeting Day 2 (19 Nov/Thur)

Prep-SOM Meeting


Day 3 (20 Nov/Fri)

ACCWG on ASEAN Community’s Post 2015 Vision

Working Dinner hosted by FM

Day 4 (21 Nov/Sat)

Opening Ceremony 27th ASEAN Summit

27th ASEAN Summit (Plenary)

13th ASEAN-India Summit

Kuala Lumpur APSC II KLN

http://cambodia.officialpublicholidays.com/national/king-sihamonis-birthday-2015

As of 2 March 2015


28

TENTATIVE

DATE


18th ASEAN-Japan Summit

17th ASEAN-ROK Summit

7th ASEAN-UN Summit

Gala Dinner hosted by YAB PM

Day 5 (22 Nov/Sun)

10th EAS (Plenary)

3rd ASEAN-US Summit

18th ASEAN-China Summit

18th APT Summit

ASEAN-New Zealand Commemorative Summit

ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting with ABAC

Closing Ceremony of 27th ASEAN Summit

Press Conference by YAB PM

19-21 Nov (Thursday-Saturday)

ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2015

Kuala Lumpur ABAC

26 Nov (Thursday)

Full Moon of Tazaungmone

MYA

30 Nov (Monday)

Bonifacio Day PHI * Birth of Andrés Bonifacio on 30 Nov 1863

30 Nov – 1 Dec (Monday-Tuesday)

ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM – Defence

Official Dialogue (ARF DoD)

Malacca MINDEF

NOV (TBC) (3 days)

5th ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Meeting

Putrajaya / Cyberjaya

Department of Statistics Malaysia

NOV (TBC) 26th Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)

NRE

NOV (TBC) Forum for sharing of best practices and knowledge, policy discussion; training; and exchange visits aiming at promoting informal sectors, SMEs, micro credit

KKLW

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/philippines/bonifacio_day.php

As of 2 March 2015


29

TENTATIVE

DATE


schemes, micro equity, alternative schemes to micro finance schemes and agricultural loans, assets reform.

NOV (TBC) 20th Joint Sectoral Committee for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (JSC EEE)

Bangkok, Thailand

DECEMBER

2 Dec (Wednesday)

National Day of Lao PDR LAO

8 Dec (Tuesday)

National Day of Myanmar

MYA

9-10 Dec (Wednesday-Thursday)

AICHR Coordination Meeting on Thematic Study on Right to Life

TBC APSC II KLN

10 Dec (Thursday)

Human Rights Day 2015 CAM

24 Dec (Thursday)

Maulidur Rasul MAL BRU

24 Dec (Thursday)

Christmas Eve PHI * Special Non-working day

25 Dec (Friday)

Christmas

PHI MAL BRU INA SIN MYA

30 Dec (Wednesday)

Rizal Day PHI * Commemorates the execution of José Rizal by the Spanish on 30 Dec 1896

31 Dec (Thursday)

New Year’s Eve PHI THA CAM

http://cambodia.officialpublicholidays.com/national/human-rights-day-2015

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/global/christmas_eve.php

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/philippines/rizal_day.php

http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/global/new_years_day.php

As of 2 March 2015


30

TENTATIVE

DATE


DEC (TBC) Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (SOMY)

Cambodia KBS

DEC (TBC) ASEAN Conference on Young Leaders

KBS

DEC (TBC) 18th ASEAN Centre of Energy (ACE) Governing Council Meeting

TBC KeTTHA

DEC (TBC) Special SOME

TBC KeTTHA

TBC ASEAN Tourism Professional Monitoring Committee (ATPMC)

MOTAC (Tourism)

TBC ASEAN-Japan Counter Terrorism (AJCT) Dialogue

KDN

TBC ASEAN- China Joint Working Group Meeting on the Implementation of DOC

APSC I KLN

TBC ASEAN-UN Regional Workshop on Political-Security Cooperation

APSC I KLN

TBC ASEAN Seminar/Workshop on the Promotion of Democracy and Democratic Institutions

APSC I KLN

TBC ASEAN Special Senior Officials’ Meeting

APSC I KLN

TBC ARF Disaster Relief Exercises 2015(ARF DiREX)

APSC II KLN

TBC ARF Workshop on Counter Radicalisation

APSC II KLN

TBC ARF Conference on Multi-Year Strategic HADR Plan

APSC II KLN

TBC ARF Workshop on Combating Wildlife Trafficking

APSC II KLN

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