Joint Press Release: The Establishment of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization

28 December 2009

The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the ASEAN Members States, China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN+3) and the Monetary Authority of Hong Kong, China, are pleased to announce the signing of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) Agreement following the conclusion on all the main components of the CMIM at [...]

Earthquake re-Hits Padang, West Sumatra

1 October 2009
A 7.6 Richter Scale earthquake re-hits West Sumatra on 30 September 2009 at 17:16 (GMT +7). Epicenter coordinates are 8.84 LS – 99.65 BT (57 kilometres North West of Pariaman and in the depth of 71 kilometres).
The earthquake caused tremendous destruction of various houses, hospitals, places of worship, schools and government establishments in [...]