Several ASEAN meetings are scheduled to take place in Port Dickson this September, including the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the 15th ASEAN Maritime Forum, and the 13th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum.

A total of 27,000 military and police personnel of Indonesia will be deployed to secure the inauguration of President-elect Joko Widodo and Vice President-elect Ma’ruf Amin, slated for October 20.