This ASEANSAI Commemoration Book Part 5 with the theme “Leading ASEANSAI in the New Normal” is a compendium of commitment by SAI Malaysia as the Chairman of ASEANSAI in the period of 2019 to 2021. In addition, it is a documented acknowledgement and appreciation to all Chairs of Committees and ASEANSAI members for their continuous effort, support and cooperation to ASEANSAI for the two (2) years period. SAI Malaysia has presided over ASEANSAI since November  [ Read More ]

As a more mature organization, ASEANSAI has been conducted number of productive activities in 2019: (1) to promote the accountability and transparency of public administration within ASEAN region by organizing the ASEAN-ASEANSAI-AIPA Joint Seminar on Laying the Foundation for Future Cooperation; (2) to strengthen ASEANSAI active role within ASEAN by attending annual ASEAN Forum, as well as attending various ASEAN bodies’ meeting and those of associated entities; (3) to maintain communication with International Development Partners  [ Read More ]

The ASEANSAI Guidelines on Audit of Procurement is an enhancement on Guidelines for Public Procurement that was produced as a result of the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on Public Procurement which was initiated in July 2014. The guideline was firstly published in 2015 by SAI Malaysia as the Chair of Knowledge Sharing Committee. Since then, the guideline has been widely used within ASEANSAI members. Along with the use of the guideline, some improvement are considered  [ Read More ]

By the collective effort from Committees and Secretariat, a clear reflection of ASEANSAI commitment to escalate the role of ASEANSAI, within the national, regional and professional level as well as to implement the Strategic Plan 2018-2021, could be seen. Number of productive activities has been conducted in 2018, including: (1) Completion of Long-term ASEANSAI Programme on ISSAI Implementation (LTAPII) through the Interim Wrap-up and Final Wrap-up Meeting; (2) Continuation and sustainability of LTAPII through Course  [ Read More ]

The 4th edition of the ASEANSAI Book entitled “Enhancing ASEANSAI’s Member to professionalism” which continues the publication of the ASEANSAI Book title “Spirit of togetherness for achievement” in 2017. This edition will highlight the ASEANSAI information, ASEANSAI Meeting and Activities, ASEANSAI and International Community, ASEANSAI Committees’ Activities, Head of SAI Word Encouragement and ASEANSAI documents from November 2017 to October 2019. Through the spirit of togetherness of ten member SAIs to be one organization and  [ Read More ]

“Laying the Foundation for Future Cooperation in Promoting Accountability and Transparency in Southeast Asia”   The first joint seminar of ASEAN, AIPA and ASEANSAI for Laying the Foundation for Future Cooperation in Promoting Accountability and Transparency in Southeast Asia was organized to establish a foundation for future collaboration among the three organizations. Designed along three sessions, the seminar has helped in developing and expressing a collective voice, finding a common ground and defining collaborative actions.  [ Read More ]

The State Audit Office of the Kingdom of Thailand and The State Audit Organization of Lao PDR work together to strengthen the capacities on financial audit of auditors in Lao with the support from Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) and the German Government. The project Support to Financial Audit for the State Audit Organization of Lao PDR” started from February 2017 to June 2018. The programme aimed to strengthening the following areas 1) the skills of  [ Read More ]

In 2013, the use of the ISSAIs was relatively new, or in some SAIs in the region, was not even being implemented in their audits. A corollary need on risk-based audit was likewise identified in the knowledge-sharing activity hosted by the SAI of Malaysia in May 2014. This training need on risk-based audit and internal control was further emphasized during the Knowledge Sharing Workshop (KSW) held in Bandung on 18-22 August 2014, in cooperation with  [ Read More ]

ASEANSAI with its Committees; Strategic Planning Committee, Knowledge Sharing Committee, Training Committee, Rules and Procedures Committee along with the Secretariat have actively and sucessfully implemented the ASEANSAI Strategic Plan 2014-2017 into practice. A number of productive activities have been conducted by the Committees. In 2017, ASEANSAI has made a number of accomplishment including; (1) Signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO); (2) Revising the Rules and Procedures to serve  [ Read More ]

The ASEANSAI Knowledge Sharing Committee (KSC), has the main mandate to encourage cooperation, collaboration and continuous improvement within ASEANSAI members through knowledge sharing. The KSC facilitated knowledge sharing activities among the ASEANSAI member countries through programs implementation and dissemination of results. This contribution could strengthen knowledge on public sector audits among ASEAN countries. The State Audit Office of the Kingdom of Thailand (SAO Thailand) as the project leader of the workshop on “Conducting Awareness Knowledge  [ Read More ]