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Malaysia’s King, His Majesty Tuanku Ja’affar, also Commander in Chief of the Malaysia Armed Forces, inspecting exhibits at Defence Asia ‘98.	MALAYSIA Malaysia plays host every two years to Asia’s largest and most important tri-services defence show known as the Defence Services Asia or DSA series. Since it’s inception in 1988, EPAPR has promoted this successful exhibition and conference for its organisers, DSA Exhibition and Conference Sdn Bhd. The success of the four-day event is reflected in its growth in little more than a decade to its present status as the second largest tri-services defence and government security show in the world.
Charles Sturt University vice-chancellor, Professor Clifford Blake, presents a “learned Teddy” as a token of appreciation to a Malaysian honours graduate at a recent CSU graduation ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.	ASIA Australia’s Charles Sturt University, or CSU - Australian University of the Year 1997 - is a major provider of a wide range of professional courses to Asian students. In this fast-growing economic sector, CSU has recognised the importance of communicating the academic excellence of its courses to regional governments, tertiary institutions, professional educators and a rapidly growing Asian student base. EPAPR is the University’s official representative for SE Asia. EPAPR advises CSU on the formulation and implementation of communication strategies and counsels on twinning opportunities, government relations and the introduction of new courses to Asian educators and students.
EPAPR arranged for the cover of this influential regional chemical journal to be devoted to Eastman Chemical Asia Pacific operations The Eastman cover story was scheduled to coincide with the official opening of a major Eastman plant by Singapore Economic Development Board chairman, Mr Philip Yeoh.	INTERNATIONAL In 1997 Eastman Chemical Company assigned an executive from its Kingsport,Tennessee, headquarters to its Singapore regional headquarters to be the acting director of corporate communication for the Asia Pacific. The American was charged with locating and training a corporate communication professional from the region to replace him within nine months. Eighteen months later a suitable candidate had not been found and EPAPR’s associate Hong Kong company, Eric Pringle Associates Ltd, recommended that the EPA Group operate Eastman’s Asia Pacific corporate communication function on an outsourced basis. Eastman agreed and EPA moved a senior executive to Eastman Chemical Asia Pacific’s Singapore regional office in January, 1999.