PLANNING AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT DIVISION BRIEFING Mr. Shahril Nizam Abdul Malek Director ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia FINAL PLANNING CONFERENCE ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISES (ARF DiREx 2015) Alor Setar, Kedah | 3-5 February 2015 ARF DiREx 2015

FPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 3-5 February 2015 AIM 2 The aim is to coordinate and provide logistical support to participants and assets of ARF DiREx 2015

FPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 3-5 February REGISTRATION Online registration begins from 1 st March 2015 Deadline will be on 1 st April 2015 Full list of participants MUST be submitted through diplomatic channels to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia by 7 th April 2015

FPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 3-5 February 2015 Venues 4 ActivityVenue Registration of Participants TH Hotel & Convention Centre Alor Setar Opening Ceremony & Official Dinner Main Secretariat Emergency Operation Centre After Action Review Table Top Exercise Grand Alora Hotel Field Training Exercise - Collapsed Structure Timah Tasoh Lake Resort Field Training Exercise - Mass Evacuation Field Training Exercise - Chemical Leakage (HAZMAT) Chuping Sugar Refinery Field Training Exercise - Road Traffic Accident Major Highway Chuping Field Training Exercise - Maritime Search & Rescue North of Straits of Malacca Closing Ceremony Grand Alora Hotel

FPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 3-5 February VISA AND PASSPORT ARRANGEMENT COUNTRIESREQUIRED VISANOT REQUIRED VISADiplomatic / Official Passport AUSTRALIA 90 BANGLADESH 30VISA - 30 BRUNEI 9030 CAMBODIA 30 CANADA 90 CHINA 30 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA 30 EU 90 INDIA 3090 INDONESIA 30 JAPAN 90 LAOS 30 MONGOLIA 30 MYANMAR 30 Passports should be valid at least six (6) months BEFORE the date of arrival in Malaysia

FPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 3-5 February VISA AND PASSPORT ARRANGEMENT COUNTRIESREQUIRE VISADO NOT REQUIRE VISADiplomatic / Official Passport NEW ZEALAND 90 PAKISTAN 30VISA - 30 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 30 PHILIPINES 90 REPUBLIC OF KOREA 90 RUSSIA 30 SINGAPORE 30 SRI LANKA 30 THAILAND 30 TIMOR-LESTE 30 USA 90 VIETNAM 30 Passports should be valid at least six (6) months BEFORE the date of arrival in Malaysia

FPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 3-5 February ENTRY POINTS Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) Penang International Airport Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Alor Setar, Kedah

FPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 3-5 February ASSETS CONTRIBUTION Confirmation of assets contribution (aircrafts or vessels) are to be made before 1 ST April The request for aircraft/ship approval and clearance will be done through diplomatic channel addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia Unless stated otherwise, normal procedures, rules, and requirements for customs, immigration, and quarantine (CIQ) process shall be applicable to all participants and assets

9 RECOMMENDED HOTELS HotelRoomsDistance from Airport Grand Alora Hotel km / 24 minutes The Leverage km / 24 minutes Holiday Villa km / 19 minutes The Regency Alor Setar km / 20 minutes Fuller Hotel km / 20 minutes Star City Hotel km / 20 minutes Sentosa Regency Hotel km / 21 minutes Grand Crystal Hotel km / 21 minutes EDC-UUM Hotel 8838 km / 34 minutes Universiti Utara Malaysia Dorms km / 35 minutes Tasoh Lake Resort & Retreat Dorms 500 pax72.5 km / 1 hr 6 minutes Further details will be made available in the administrative programme.

FPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 3-5 February DORMITORY AT UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

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