Launch of The ASEAN 500.

EDITORIAL-ASEAN 500
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail-KL, MALAYSIA.
17 July 2015

 LAUNCH of " The ASEAN 500 "

MEDIA STATEMENT

Ever since my stint in a Directorate at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta-Indonesia brief involvement with an ASEAN periodical circulated mainly in Manila-Philippines and right through to my Hosting of TV programmes like the socio-political economic "To the Point" and the self-explanatory "Islamic Finance Today" amongst others with Capital TV, Damansara-Malaysia friends, acquaintances and even guests had requested that I provide coverage to certain media events.

Hence, heeding to requests from friends and such and aligning them with my network throughout ASEAN especially in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia as well as Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Brunei to a certain extent I would like to announce on this auspicious 1st day of Syawal 1436 Hijrah which falls on 17 July 2015 the debut of  " The ASEAN 500 ".

The ASEAN 500 essentially refers to the ever-growing ASEAN Economic Community or AEC population of 500 million people and growing. It is this potent force of more than 500 million ASEAN citizens which if harnessed well can lead to an improved general well-being of the citizens of ASEAN. The ASEAN 500 hopes to contribute towards this "improved general well-being" goal by working with selected partners.

Further enquiries can be directed to The ASEAN 500's editor at amirulaei@gmail.com.

Amirul HM

Editor

The ASEAN 500