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
JAKARTA (Jan 22) – Southeast Asian police have proposed to establish an anti-terrorism task force in each country to strengthen cooperation in curbing this menace and to collaborate on post-terrorist attacks.
Indonesian Police Chief Da’i Bachtiar told some 100 delegates at the close of a three
JAKARTA (Jan 20) – Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has called for closer cooperation between Indonesia and other countries to curb terrorism.
Ms. Megawati, who was speaking at the opening of the ASEAN Workshop on Combating Terrorism, said all nations share a common objective in their
Introduction
The Second Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST) was held in Yangon on 17 January 2003. The Meeting was preceded by the Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting for the 2nd Informal AMMST on 16 January 2003.
The Meeting was officially opened by His Excell
In one sense, this ceremony is of little importance. It is simply the handover of the administration of a secretariat from one head to another. Yet, in another sense, this transition could have deep and far-reaching significance. How deep and how far-reaching would depend on what we make of i
First, let me bid all of you a happy and prosperous new year. That this ceremony should take place at the beginning of the year is propitious and significant. It is a moment that affirms ASEAN’s unique capability for both renewal and continuity.
I am therefore greatly honoured and pl
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning. I am truly honoured by the presence for His Excellency of the Foreign Minister of Indonesia Dr. Hassan Wirayuda at today’s handing and taking over ceremony.
Jakarta is one of my favourite ASEAN cities. W
JAKARTA, Jan 6 – Ong Keng Yong, former Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Singapore, has taken over the post of Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from Rodolfo C. Severino, Jr., a Filipino career diplomat, at the handover ceremony held this morning at the ASEAN
JAKARTA (Jan 6) – ASEAN can do more to enhance economic growth and integration among the ten member countries, said the new Secretary-General Ong Keng Yong.
“Investors are not interested in single markets,” said Mr. Ong at a news conference after taking office as ASEAN Secretary-General at a
JAKARTA ( Jan 6) – Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Dr. Hassan Wirajuda said one of the many tasks ahead for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to eradicate the threat of terrorism by developing the region and promoting closer ties among Southeast Asian nations and key partners i
H.E. ONG KENG YONG
:: ASEAN SECRETARY – GENERAL
From January 2003
1998 – 2002
Press Secretary to the Prime Minister o
