KUALA LUMPUR: With Malaysia taking on the ASEAN Chairmanship for 2025, it has the opportunity to play a more proactive role in empowering disaster management in the region, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said that with Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship, themed ‘Inclusivity and Sustainability’, there will be wider opportunities for improvement in disaster management within the country.