FROM MEMBERS THEAUDITOR-GENERAL’SOF OFFICE AUDITOR-GENERAL OF THE RETIREMENT Auditor-General, proved to help enhance his dedication as the including Singapore6 years public sector service Mr. Ping, in his inthe 37 yearsLim Soo of service Defence, of Ministry Singapore. (Administration), Secretary Deputy the as serving after him succeeding has Meng Mr. Willie Tan 2013. Yoke 8, from effectively duty his from retired has Singapore, Office General’s Mr. Ping, the Auditor-General LimSoo of theAuditor- of Soi Areesampan,RamaVIRoadBangkok 10400, ThailandTel:+66(2)2739018Fax:22739693,9699 Newton Road08-02RevenueHouseSingapore 307987Tel:+6563554611Fax:62213185 Commonwealth Avenue,QuezonCity, Tel:+632-9319220Fax:++632-93132 General (OAG) Presint 2,62518W.P.Putrajaya,MalaysiaTel: +603889700,35Fax:+60-3-8801,88883084 area, VientianeMunicipality,LaoPDR,P.O.BOX 10067 Pusat Tel:+62(21)25549000Fax: 572 0944 Tel:+855-23-804699Fax:+855-23-21 4575 78 Fax:+673(2)380769 SAIs CONTACTS Willie Tan Yoke Meng No.111TranDuyHungStreet,,Vietnam Tel:+84(4)62822151Fax:s+842159 OfficeBuildingNo.12,Naypyitaw, Tel:++95-67407335Fax:+95407339 National AuditAuthorityofCambodia

Audit Department Lim Soo Ping Lim Soo Jln.Menteri Besar, Berakas A Bb3910 Tel: +673 (2) 38 05 76, 77, Jln.Menteri Besar,BerakasABb3910BandarSeriBegawanTel:+673(2)380576,77, State AuditOrganizationOfTheLaoPDR The AuditBoardoftheRepublicIndonesia Office oftheAuditorGeneralMalaysia #16, Street 240 Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh , #16,Street240SangkatChaktomuk,KhanDaunPenhPhnomPenh, Mr. WillieTan Yoke Meng. a happy retirement toworking forward with and look development of ASEANSAI. We wish Mr. Ping Lim Soo Mr. Ping has providedfor the Lim Soo many feedbacks other areas well andorganized. couldbe ruled matters, making processsecretarial and decision proceedings, meeting and administrative financial, to of Rules and Procedures, all aspects pertaining pertaining aspects all Procedures, and Rules of set this With Procedures. and Rules ASEANSAI towards a significant progress by formulating the Procedures and Committee, he has Rules led the Committee ASEANSAI the of Chairman the As Rulesand of highly Procedures Committee. the Chair also as was role He his committed 2011. 16, November on the marked the ASEANSAI Agreement in Bali, , who SAI of establishment of theASEANSAI by signing Heads nine the of In the ASEANSAI, Mr. Ping was one Lim Soo outitsdutieseffectively.carrying to the development oftheAGO’s capacity in attention particular paid also He funds. public of public accountability inthe use and management Auditor-General ‘sOffice Singapore Nahaidiao Street, Prime minister’ office NahaidiaoStreet,Primeminister’office Office of the Auditor General of Office oftheAuditorGeneralThailand No. 15, Level 4, Persiaran Perdana, No.15,Level4,PersiaranPerdana, Jln. Gatot Subroto no 31 Jln.GatotSubrotono31Jakarta Commission onAudit Office of the Auditor Office oftheAuditor Office of the State Audit Office oftheStateAudit

55 55 » THE  GOVERNMENT CITY PUTRAJAYA, AVIBRANT symbolize branding the of . vision for future. the Putrajaya has since come to on June 4,1999,as ashining example of his grand 2020 and former Prime Minister, unveiled Putrajaya Tun DrMahathir Mohmad, known best for his Vision centrenerve of nation. the development and catalyst; to be as to city; model act and nature. Putrajaya has many objectives: avital to be and man, and environmental harmony man between and his Creater, inter-action social the man between relationships spiritual the relationship man between Putrajaya was conceptualized on man’s three core excellent or success. means Melayu prince in Bahasa “Jaya” while means Minister, Tunku Abdul Putra. “Putra” Rahman also The city is named after the firstMalaysian Prime after Kuala LumpurLabuan. and Putrajaya Malaysia’s became third in 1999from to Putrajaya and in2001, centre of Malaysia.seat The of government was shifted Kuala Lumpur asadministrative federal the that serves Putrajaya is a planned city, located south 25 km of anddesign technology. of past, the present and future. Aunion of heritage, Federalthe Government. Here aconvergence we see is futuristicthe and trendy administrative centre of Putrajaya UNIQUE , Malaysia’s first Intelligent Garden City, Putrajaya acity ahead is of its time. interesting come, as they reflecting various origins. a well-planned city, buildings the here are as visually indigenous And city look. reflecting with amodern Architecturally, Putrajaya as an described can be what some refer to as urban utopia. oil plantations. It built has been from scratch into stands on land formerly occupied by and rubber palm with urban comforts. This city of commanding sights city to one that combines joys the of countryside the Putrajaya has refinedthe definition ofaplanned peoplebetter the sneeds. satisfy greater accountability, and to leads public that policies participation, of course, ensures greater transparency, participation, compassion and fairness. Citizen that promotes citizenship good through informed of Government.the Itpolitical reflects leadership a living, Putrajaya mirrors governance good on part the muchvery intouch of with needs the 21st Century It healthy environment. sasocially Self-contained, and inspired environment. colour, depth, spaceand character to an already make for an awe-inspiring sight. Boulevards add centuries-old Islamic architectural designs. They Futuristically-designed facilities juxtapose with precincts, eachdistinctly landscaped and sculptured. Putrajaya’s core areas are grouped into identifiable NESS is associated with ASEAN listed under the category of under the category with ASEAN listed is associated of Chairman 21,2013. February ASEANSAI dated the to letter his on Minh, Luong Le Mr. news was delivered General of ASEAN, by the Secretary ASEANSAI to be an entity with associated ASEAN. This the approval 6, 2013 granted to ASEAN on February of inAnnexASEAN andlisted 2ofASEANSAICharter. anAssociated Entity with propose ASEANSAI tobe Poernomo, sent the request to ASEAN Secretariat to Mr. Hadi ASEANSAI, of Chairman The 2012, 26, March in Therefore, ASEAN. with communication productive ASEAN and the ASEANSAI shall and establish an open to associated ASEANSAI, the ASEANSAI shall be on thisissue ASEANSECRETARIAT’S NOTE WITH ENTITY ASANASSOCIATEDASEANSAI APPROVED With this approval, ASEANSAI is now an entity that (CPR) Representative Permanent of Committee The As inArticle 17oftheAgreement stated of ASEANSAI APPROVED AS AN ASSOCIATED ENTITY WITH ASEAN BOARD MEETING DURING THE 46THASOSAIGOVERNING SPEECH ON OFASEANSAI THE ACTIVITIES ASEANSAI VICE CHAIRMAN PRESENTS A FLASHBACK ASEANSAI SA fr h aheeet f SA Community ASEAN goals. of achievement the for ASEAN with cooperation commitment to continue the good Community.ASEAN Socio-Cultural the and Community,Community Economic ASEAN the Community ASEAN the and its three Pillars – the ASEAN Political-Security of objectives and aims the juridical, that promotes, strengthens and helps realise or natural entities, of ASEAN organisation a non-profit is ASEANSAI (CSO), organisation society civil a as Accreditation Organizations(CSOs). ofCivilSociety inthe ASEANto ASEANSAIGuidelines as on stated Charter, and also brings ASEANsome responsibilites and obligations of 2 Annex in Stakeholders” “Other This status will strengthen the ASEANSAI strengthen will status This categorized and ASEAN with associated entity As NEWSLETTER PUTRAJAYA, A GOVERNMENTCITY VIBRANT SINGAPORE OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE OFAUDITOR-GENERALTHE RETIREMENT

VOLUME I/2013 2013 ACTIVITIES SECRETARIAT’S NOTE 2011 2012 2012 2012 ASEANSAI WORKSHOP ON QUALITY ASSURANCE IN In this premiere edition of ASEANSAI FIRST ASEANSAI ASSEMBLY MEETING THE ASEANSAI TRAINING COMMITTEE MEETING ASEANSAI INSTRUCTORS’ DESIGN MEETING FOR Newsletter in 2013, The ASEANSAI Bali, Indonesia - November 16 Quezon City, Philippines - June 4-5 THE QUALITY ASSURANCE IN FINANCIAL AUDIT WORKSHOP FINANCIAL AUDIT ASEANSAI VICE CHAIRMAN PRESENTS A SPEECH , Thailand - September 5-11 Yogyakarta, Indonesia - December 3-8 Secretariat brings you good news ON THE ACTIVITIES OF ASEANSAI DURING THE 46TH from the ASEAN Secretariat. After going through various processes ASOSAI GOVERNING BOARD MEETING of discussion in the Committee of Permanent Representative (CPR) of ASEAN, finally on February 6, 2013, the CPR granted the proposal of ASEANSAI to be the Entity Associated with ASEAN. This Good news was delivered by the Secretary General of ASEAN on his letter to the Chairman of ASEANSAI dated February 21, 2013.

This good news will be part of ASEANSAI’s journey which will be presented in this edition. For reminding you, some overviews of ASEANSAI activities that have been implemented during the year Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman bin Pengiran Haji Mat Salleh, Auditor General of Darussalam and Vice 2012 will be presented in this edition. After the first ASEANSAI Chairman of ASEANSAI delivering a speech on the activities of ASEANSAI Assembly meeting in Bali, we have organized some activities related to the Chairmanship and all committees. In early 2012, From 19th to 20th February 2013, the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions The ASEANSAI Executive Committee conducted a meeting to (ASOSAI) held its 46th Governing Board Meeting in , Philippines. The meeting mainly discuss about the work plan of the ASEANSAI Executive 2012 brought together more than 50 delegates from thirteen Supreme Audit Institutions in their Committee and Secretariat for the period of 2011-2013. 2012 2012 2012 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING THE ASEANSAI STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING THE RULES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE MEETING ASEANSAI SYMPOSIUM ON GOOD GOVERNANCEWORKSHOP capacities as members of the ASOSAI Governing Board and Audit Committee as well as 5 Bandar Seri Begawan, Following the Executive Committee meeting in Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Hanoi, Vietnam - May 14 - 17 Singapore - September 11-12 observers from the INTOSAI Development Initiative and ASEAN Supreme Audit Institutions Brunei Darussalam - January 25-27 Brunei Darussalam - November 28-29 Darussalam, some important meetings were held in relation (ASEANSAI). ASEANSAI was represented by Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman bin Pengiran to the development of the ASEANSAI. Those meetings are The Haji Mat Salleh, Auditor General of Brunei Darussalam as Vice Chairman of ASEANSAI. ASEANSAI Committee Meeting in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, The ASEANSAI Meeting in Jaipur, , the ASEANSAI Strategic Planning Committee Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, the ASEANSAI The meeting began with an opening address from His Excellency Vinod Rai, Chairman of Training Committee Meeting in Manila, Philippines, the ASOSAI followed by a welcoming speech from the Chairperson of the Commission on Audit ASEANSAI Strategic Planning Committee Meeting in Jakarta, of the Republic of the Philippines as the host of the ASOSAI Governing Board meeting. This Indonesia, and also The Rules and Procedures Committee Meeting was followed by reports by ASOSAI Governing Board members and the invited observers. in Singapore

th th Meanwhile, on February 19, 2013, the Chairman of ASEANSAI During the proceedings of the 46 ASOSAI Governing Board Meeting on 19 February was invited to give a speech on the progress activities of 2013, the Vice Chairman of ASEANSAI gave a speech on the activities of ASEANSAI. In ASEANSAI during the 46th ASOSAI Governing Board Meeting in his speech, the Vice Chairman highlighted the notable achievements accomplished by Manila, Philippines. In this meeting, ASEANSAI was represented ASEANSAI since its establishment in November 2011 such as the formulation of the draft by Vice Chairman of ASEANSAI, His Excellency Pengiran Haji ASEANSAI 2014-2017 Strategic Plan by the Strategic Plan Committee; the development Abdul Rahman bin Pengiran Haji Mat Saleh, the Auditor General of Brunei Darussalam. of a set of rules and procedures to enhance the governance and financial management of ASEANSAI by the Rules and Procedures Committee; the parallel seminars on Financial Also in this edition, we would like to congratulate Mr.Lim Soo Management Accountability Index and Non-Revenue Water Audit and also the ASEANSAI Ping, the Auditor General of the Auditor - General’s Office (AGO) 2012 2012 2012 2012 Symposium on Good Governance organized by the Knowledge Sharing Committee; as well Singapore for his retirement after 6 years served in the Auditor - THE ASEANSAI COMMITTEE MEETING THE ASEANSAI MEETING THE ASEANSAI STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING PARALLEL AUDITING SEMINARS ON FINANCIAL as the ASEANSAI Workshop on Quality Assurance in Financial Audit conducted by the General’s Office Singapore. Mr Lim Soo Ping was one of the nine Kinabalu, , Malaysia - February 9-10 Jaipur, India - February 28 Jakarta, Indonesia - September 24-27 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INDEX AND heads of SAI who marked the establishment of the ASEANSAI by NON-REVENUE WATER AUDIT Training Committee. signing the ASEANSAI Agreement on November 16, 2011 in Bali. , Malaysia - October 31 – November 2 We would also like to congratulate Mr. Willie Tan Yoke Meng as The Vice Chairman further added that all activities and operations of ASEANSAI was the new Auditor General of the AGO Singapore. further facilitated by the support of the ASEANSAI Secretariat managed by SAI Indonesia whilst at the same time was also actively forging relationships with relevant stakeholders I hope that you will enjoy this edition and we would be very happy to receive comments and inputs on this publication. We as well as pursuing potential cooperation with donor organisations and other international also encourage all members of ASEANSAI to submit articles to organisations. enrich the content of ASEANSAI Newsletter. Thank you. The Vice Chairman clearly stated that the establishment of ASEANSAI was notto Warm Regards act as a standard setting body nor to create new guidelines but to enhance the capacity of Hendar Ristriawan its members in order to safeguard a stable ASEAN Community. Thus, it can be said that Head of Secretariat activities of ASEANSAI are closely aligned with INTOSAI and ASOSAI.

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