 Malaysia plays an important role in establishing cooperation in various

directions through active participation in areas like trade, environment and

social development.
 Associations of Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) is important for building up
unity and a network of sustained sharing among the countries involved.
 South East Asian countries had to form external policies to be in line of the
development and advancement, for example, technology and knowledge.
 Malaysian actively plays a role according to its capability in efforts to help
other developing countries through various programs.
 ASEAN is the Organization of South East Asian Countries, set up
following the Bangkok Declaration – 8th August 1967.
 All five Foreign Ministers of the member countries signed the declaration.
 Tun Adam Malik ( Indonesia), Tun Thanat Khoman (Thailand),
S.Rajaratnam (Singapore), Narcisco Ramos (Philippines) and Tun
Abdul Razak (Malaysia)
 In January 1984, Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN.
 In 1999, Cambodia became the 7th member.
 Followed by, Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma) and Laos .
 Making ASEAN to consist of ten members altogether.
 Commonwealth Organization
 Organization of former, independent British colonies.
 Today, there are 49 members in the Commonwealth including
Malaysia.
 Malaysia uses the Commonwealth as a bridge for participating in
various socio-economic and political activities.
 Malaysia is the Commonwealth Secretariat for drawing up technical
cooperation programs such as technology management, agricultural
training, environment and remote sensing.
 South – South Cooperation
 Strategic program for strengthening friendly ties among members of
the Movement of Non-aligned Countries or “Non-Aligned
Movement” (NAM)
 Specifically in the aspect of protection of trade, banking and finance,
price fixing and commodities, industry, information exchange,
investment and technical cooperation.
 Emerged for the first time in the Asia Africa Conference in Bandoeng
in 1955.
 The conference proclaimed the importance of economic development
and cooperation among member countries.
 The comprehensive framework of the common agreement was made
in the Group of 77 Conference in Caracas, Venezuela in 1981
 In May 1986, Malaysia was the initiator for the formation of a South
Commission in the South-South II Intellectuals and Statesmen
Conference in Kuala Lumpur.
 The South Commission was formed with members comprising
political figures from Tanzania, India, Egypt, Brazil, Mozambique,
Sri Lanka, West Samoa, Argentina, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Jamaica,
Philippines, Mexico, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Yugoslavia, Venezuela,
China, Guyana, Cuba, Pakistan, Senegal, Indonesia, Algeria and
Malaysia.
 NAM’s 13th Conference hosted by KL in Feb 2003 ended with a
collective call “to seek justice and freedom from oppression and
economic hegemony, besides making war illegal to solve the
world’s problem.
 Malaysia and the Organization of Islamic Countries
 As an Islamic nation, Malaysia is a respected role model because of
the continual efforts at forging closer ties with other Islamic countries
in the world.
 The idea to form Organization of Islamic Countries ( OIC) was made
at the Conference of Islamic Foreign Ministers in Jeddah, in March
1970.
 OIC was set up in May 1971, and was known as the Islamic
Commonwealth or Islamic Secretariat.
 A total of 43 countries are members of the OIC.
 International Fight Against Drug
 The abuse and smuggling of drug is a threat to the Malaysian and
international peace loving and health conscious society.
 Malaysia has taken firm and measures to fight against drug abuse to
build a healthy and progressive social and economic life.
 Malaysian government has spent a great deal of money to surmount
and destroy this immoral activity.
 Through campaigns, establishing rehabilitations centers,
immigration and custom check.
 Malaysia and the ASEAN countries have combined their strength to
combat drug abuse since 1976.
 The United Nations Organization
 Malaysia strives to carry on a positive role in the United Nations
Organization.
 In Malaysia’s judgment, wars are destructive and cause damage to
property, the huge loss of lives will cause an imbalance in economic,
political and social strength, wealth and progress.
 Malaysia firmly supports the philosophy, objective and programs of
the United Nations.
 This organization was created to bring about unity and stability
though consultation and discussion programs among other countries.
 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
 UNESCO was set up on 4th November 1946.
 Poor, backward countries are the main focus of UNESCO for carrying
out development, particularly in science and technology.
 Have close cooperation to eliminate illiteracy.
 Improve the level of cooperation in education and culture to create
world unity and welfare.
 Today, it’s membership stands at 161.