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
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening congratulated the recipients of the 6th ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City Award and 5th Certificate of Recognition for their outstanding contributions to sustainable and inclusive urban development in ASEAN, particularly in the areas
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon met with H.E. Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment of Singapore, on the sidelines of the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME) in Langkawi, Malaysia. They discussed the importance of strengthening
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined the Ministers responsible for land, forest fires and haze from ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste, at the 20th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (COP-20 AATHP) in Langkawi, Mal
The 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and the 20th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution were held on 3 September 2025, in Langkawi, Malaysia. The Meetings reaffirmed their commitments to strengthening coordinated regional ef
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, on the sidelines of the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME) in Langkawi, Malaysia. They discussed ways to strengthen ASEAN-EU coopera
BANGKOK, 3 September 2025 – Today, ASEAN recognised sixteen enterprises for their outstanding contributions to workplace safety and health at the 6th ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network (ASEAN-OSHNET) Awards.
Hosted by Thailand, the ceremony was a testament of the region’s commi
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today joined the Ministers responsible for the environment from ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste in the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (AMME) in Langkawi, Malaysia. In his remarks, Dr. Kao highlighted the importance of strengthening A
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, Chair of the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME), Minister of Plantation & Commodities and Acting Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Malaysia, in Langkawi, Malaysia. D
