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MALAYSIA’S
POLICIES ON
REGIONAL
AND WORLD
AFFAIRS
COMMONWEALTH ORGANISATION
An organisation of former, independent
British colonies
The organisation symbolises an association
of effective interwoven networking that
holds together the former colonial
territories & British protectorates (Australia,
New Zealand, Canada, India & Sri Lanka
Malaysia is the Commonwealth
Secretariat for drawing up technical
corporation programmes – technology
management, agricultural training,
environment and remote sensing
Commonwealth members
Total 54 members
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia Bahamas,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei,
Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, India,
Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nauru, Pakistan, Rwanda, Gambia,
Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya,
Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, New Zealand, Nigeria,
Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK,
Vanuatu, Zambia
Programme
Cooperation in trade, research & economy
and social aid
Commonwealth Speaker-speaker Conference-
1987
Conference of Heads -1989 Kuala Lumpur
Colombo Plan
Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship
Plan
Commonwealth fund
Issues of Antarctica as Common World
Heritage
Organisation of Islamic Countries
(OIC)
OIC was set up in May 1971
Was known as Islamic Commonwealth of
Islamic Secretariat
Total number of members : 43 countries
Malaysia involvement since Tunku Abdul
Rahman
OIC
Objective
Forge closer unity & corporation among
member countries economically, socially,
culturally and science
Firm up cooperative efforts to protect
honour, independence and national
rights
Solve problems of dispute involving Islamic
nations
Eliminate any oppression & colonialism to
bring about universal peace
Programme
Islamic Unity Fund - set up after the Islamic Summit
Conference – 1974
Studies of the History and Islamic Civilisation and the
Arabic Language
International Islamic University of Malays
International Islamic University of Nigeria
International seminar or symposiums
UNESCO
Objectives;
Speed up economic growth, social &
cultural progress
Nurture and protect regional peace &
stability founded on justice and the laws
based on the Charter of the UN
Programmes
ASEAN has declared this region free from
interference by any external powers as a matter of
security.
The concept of ZOPFAN (Zone of Peace, Free and
Neutrality) was introduced.
ASEAN region should be free from the battle
ground of nuclear energy and accepted the
concept of South-East Asian Nuclear-Weapon Free-
Zone (SEANWFZ)
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Conference (EAEC)
Conducted Conference of Heads Of
ASEAN Countries for example conference
in 1976 in Bali, 1977 in Kuala Lumpur
Established permanent committees to
discuss the pursuit of economy and social
development eg Trade and Tourism
Committee, Culture and information
committee
Cooperate on the fields of social and
culture included aspects of culture and
arts, sports and telecommunications, such
as SEA games, ASEAN Films Festival,
ASEAN Arts and Cultural Festival,
broadcasting exchange between RTM
with TVRI and RTB.
Cooperate on the fields of social and culture
included aspects of culture and arts, sports and
telecommunications, such as SEA games, ASEAN
Films Festival, ASEAN Arts and Cultural Festival,
broadcasting exchange between RTM with TVRI
and RTB.
Cooperation in education was aimed at sharing
expertise with students form other countries.
Established the South-East Asian Ministers of
Education Organisation (SEAMOA).
Its implement through specialist institutions was
distributed to several ASEAN countries
Strategies
Regional cooperation
Shared boundaries
Maintains relations with the Peoples’
Republic of China
Diplomatic relations with Vietnam
Cooperation in industry, agricultural,
forestry, transportation, mining, energy,
tourism, banking & finance
Problems of refugees, drugs