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ASEAN Motorcycle Assessment Programme Launches to Set Regional Safety Standards

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Led by Malaysia's MIROS under its Ministry of Transport, a harmonised motorcycle safety evaluation programme called ASEAN MAP has launched across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, with more ASEAN members expected to join. The initiative is backed by the UN Road Safety Fund and the World Bank, among others. It will begin in 2027-2028 with reviews of technical documentation and manufacturing processes, expanding to real-world testing like braking performance and visibility from 2029-2034.

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Suresh Kawachi

ASIA & GLOBAL MARKETS CORRESPONDENT

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Suresh KawachiIndian Market · Southeast Asia Commentary

From a market standpoint, this is a major step for Southeast Asia as a whole. Building a shared evaluation standard across four countries on top of Malaysia's MyMAP shows real maturity in a region where the world's center of gravity is shifting. What the numbers point to is that regional safety standardization is becoming genuinely realistic.