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
On the sidelines of the 9th ASEAN Prize Judging Committee Meeting, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn hosted a working luncheon with former Secretaries-General of ASEAN. SG Dr. Kao expressed his appreciation for the continued commitment and invaluable contributio
The 9th ASEAN Prize Judging Committee Meeting for the ASEAN Prize 2026 was held at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 30 June 2026. Chaired by the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, the meeting brought together former Secretaries-General of ASEAN to del
At the invitation of Yang Berbahagia Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah, Executive Chairman of the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will participate and deliver a capstone address at the 39th Asia-Pacific Roundtable, a
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 22nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI-22) in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Themed “Advancing the ASEAN Plan of Action on Science, Technology and Innovation (APASTI) for a Resilient, Su
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 22nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI-22), along with H.E. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thongsalith Mangnormek, Chair of AMMSTI 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister o
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 25 June 2026, delivered remarks at the Gala Dinner of the 22nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI-22), hosted by H.E. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thongsalith Mangnormek, Chair of AMMSTI 2026, in Vientiane, Lao PDR.In his re
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with H.E. Dato Seri Paduka Mohd Riza, Minister of Transport and Infocommunications of Brunei Darussalam, on the sidelines of the 22nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI-22), in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Dr. Kao thanke
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Chang Lih Kang, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia, on the sidelines of the 22nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI-22), in Vientiane, Lao PDR.Dr. Kao congratulated Malays
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thongsalith Mangnormek, Chair of ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI) 2026 and Minister of Education and Sports of Lao PDR, on the sidelines of the 22nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today bade farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Hungary to ASEAN, H.E. Lilla Karsay. During the call, Dr. Kao appreciated Ambassador Karsay’s efforts in promoting relations between ASEAN and Hungary and looked forward to working closely with Ambass
