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
At the invitation of the Chinese Government, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn will lead the ASEAN Secretariat’s delegation to participate in the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, to be held in Shanghai, the People̵
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening met with the Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to ASEAN, H.E. Henrique Archanjo Ferraro, over a working dinner in Jakarta. Both sides exchanged views on ASEAN-Brazil relations and discussed preparations for Dr. Kao’s workin
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today received Chairman of the Southeast Asia Fertilizer Association (SEAFA), Mr. Rahmad Pribadi, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During the meeting, they discussed opportunities to strengthen collaboration between ASEAN and SEAFA to sup
JAKARTA, 14 July 2026- The spotlight will soon shine on the region’s mining sector as ASEAN prepares to honour top-performing companies in the 5th ASEAN Mineral Awards (AMA). The winners will be officially announced during the 11th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals (AMMin) this October 2026 i
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon met with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Assistant Minister for Immigration of Australia, the Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides discussed ways to further strengthen
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the recording of a special episode for the official podcast platform of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), AIPACAST: Amplifying the Voices of AIPA.
In the upcoming episode, Dr. Kao will share his reflections on
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), H.E. San Lwin, met with H.E. Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State of Sustainability and the Environment and Senior Minister of State for Education of Singapore. They exchanged views on priorities under the Singa
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), H.E. San Lwin, met with H.E. Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development of Singapore and incoming Chair of the ASCC Council. They exchanged views on priorities under the Singapore’s 2027 ASCC Chairmansh
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Foundation, Mr. Ng Boon Heong, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. During their meeting, they underscored the strong partnership between the ASEAN Secretariat and Temasek Foundation and explore
