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
ASEAN joins movement to beat plastic pollution
JAKARTA, 2 July 2018 – ASEAN – led by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) – observed the World Environment Day on 5 June 2018, and joined the movement to reduce plastic wastes for environment in the region.
When interviewed, the ACB
International biodiversity leaders discuss scaling up conservation efforts
MONTREAL, 2 July 2018 – Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) parties—including ASEAN Member States—discussed importance efforts in implementing biodiversity conservation commitments at the national level at an
The 16th Meeting of The ASEAN Commission on The Promotion and Protection of The Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)
The 16th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on The Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) was held from 26th-28th March 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Me
ASEAN reviews implementation of Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025
Jakarta, 24 March 2018 – The 10th Coordinating Conference for the ASEAN Political-Security Community (ASCCO) was held at the ASEAN Secretariat on 22 March. The conference, which was chaired by Hoang Anh Tuan, Deputy S
ASEAN, Germany chart out future direction of their partnership
JAKARTA, 20 MARCH 2018 – Reaffirming their strong commitment to further strengthen ASEAN and Germany partnership, both sides today adopted a framework for future cooperation.
The framework entitled Practical Cooperation Areas
March 2018 “ASEAN Today” released
JAKARTA, 19 March 2018 – The March 2018 edition of “ASEAN Today” is out. Raissa Chentami of The Indonesia Channel anchors the programme from Jakarta. Among others, she reports on, taxing e-commerce in Thailand and going green in Indonesia’s mos
Business leaders and policy makers engage at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit
SYDNEY, 17 MARCH 2018 – Business leaders from ASEAN and Australia attended a series of engagements with policy makers at the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.
These engagements provided them with
New Colombo Plan Reception at the margins of the Special Summit
ASEAN and Australian Leaders and the Secretary-General of ASEAN attended the New Colombo Plan Reception at the margin of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit and met with ASEAN and Australian students.
Prime Minister Turnbull reaffirms partnership with ASEAN
SYDNEY, 16 March 2018 – Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi called on Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull at the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit that will take place on 17 and 18 March.
Prime Minist
Call on Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dato Lim Jock Hoi by the Delegation of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, 18 January 2018
