The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
This evening, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn joined the ASEAN Tourism Ministers in attending the Malaysian Night hosted by Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture of Malaysia Dato Tiong King Sing, at the Landmark Hotel in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The event showcased Malaysia’s distinctive c
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn met with Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol this evening, at the sidelines of the 27th Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers (M-ATM) and Related Meetings in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Both sides welcomed the successful ou
Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community Satvinder Singh received a courtesy call from Assistant Minister for Trade of Australia, Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, at the ASEAN Secretariat this afternoon. They exchanged views on ways to further deepen ASEAN-Australia Economic Cooperation, inc
The 27th Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers (M-ATM) was held on 25 January 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. H.E. Suanesavanh Vignaket, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lao PDR, chaired the Meeting. H.E. Dato Sri Tiong King Sing, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia, was the
Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today attended the 11th Meeting of ASEAN and India Tourism Ministers, in conjunction with the 27th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Lao PDR Suanesavanh Vignaket co-chaired the Me
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in a luncheon hosted by CNN at the side-lines of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2024. The participants include the ASEAN Tourism Ministers and Ms. Kristie Lu Stout, CNN Anchor and Correspondent. They exchanged views on innovative effort
Today, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in the 27th Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers (M-ATM) in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Dr. Kao shared his views on ways to further advance sustainable tourism development, enhance the quality of Tourism Professionals, and enhance people-t
The Twelfth ASEAN Law Ministers’ Meeting (“ALAWMM”), held on 25 January 2024, was hosted and chaired by Myanmar, via video conference.
The Meeting noted ASEAN’s accomplishments, in particular, the implementation of its community and integration agenda as reflected in the ASEAN Community
The 12th ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting Working Group on Harmonisation of ASEAN Trade Laws (12th ASLOM WG on HTL), 22nd ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting (22nd ASLOM), and the 12th ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting (12th ALAWMM) were convened on 22-25 January 2024 via video conference and attended b
