Effective coordination and accurate information management are crucial during emergency response operations, especially in the aftermath of the M7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on 28 March 2025. From the field to the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in Jakarta, the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre), in close collaboration…
When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Mandalay, Myanmar on the afternoon of 28 March 2025, the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) swept into action. The AHA Centre In-Country Liaison Team (ICLT), led by the Executive Director Mr. Lee Yam Ming, was immediately deployed to Myanmar within 24 hours to…
On 5 April, the fifth batch of ASEAN relief items—tarpaulins and kitchen sets—arrived in Nay Pyi Taw to support communities affected by the M7.7 earthquake in Myanmar. Dispatched from the DELSA regional warehouse in Subang, Malaysia, the items were transported by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The handover of the ASEAN relief items between the ASEAN…
BANGKOK, 8 JUNE 2024. On 4-8 June 2024, the AHA Centre held the Training on Crisis Communication and Social Media Utilisation for Disaster Management in Bangkok, Thailand. Through the training, 34 participants from the ASEAN Member States, Timor-Leste, ASEAN Secretariat and AHA Centre learned to identify crises & strategies to handle them, leverage social media…