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November 11, 2025

SJB lawmaker Kabir Hashim, the current Chair of the Global Parliamentary Association for Evaluation will attend the “5th ASIA PACIFIC EVALUATION ASSOCIATION” conference and workshops scheduled to be held in Tokyo from Nov 11 to 14. He will be speaking at the sessions and also be heading many panel discussions and workshops.

Now in its 5th year, the event is jointly organized by the Japan Evaluation Society, the Center for Evaluation (CEval),

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