On January 24 2016, Professor Janek Ratnatunga, CEO of ICMA Australia, Dr Thaddeus Kambanei, PNG Regional Director of ICMA, met with Dr. Ken Nugan, Secretary Finance and the President of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants of PNG,
The first CMA preparatory program was organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka in 1999. In February 2016, the 25th program was conducted by Professor Janek Ratnatunga at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo Sri Lanka.
In March 2016, the first Cambodian CMA Preparatory Program was held. The program was organised by Ruwan Hulugalle & Company (RHC) under the direction of Dr. Ruwan Hulugalle CMA, Regional Director for Cambodia.
Members of the ICMA Surabaya Centre in Indonesia held a meeting at the Surabaya Mall on March 5, 2016 to discuss strategies for the development of CMA Activities in the Region.