Understanding ASEAN

International & Regional

Organisations
 United Nations
• Formed in 1945

• Headquartered in New York City, US

• No. of Founding Members:

50 (June 1945)
 United Nations
• No. of Members Today: 193

• Compare:

– No. of Member Countries in FIFA

(Soccer): 211

– No. of Member Countries in FIBA

(Basketball): 215
 United Nations
• Aims:

– Maintain world peace & security

– Cooperate internationally to solve

international economic, social, cultural &
humanitarian problems

– Promote respect for human rights and

basic freedom
 European Union
• Formed in 1993

• Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium

• No. of Members Today: 28

• Total Population: 503 million

 Association of
Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN)
 Background
• Founded in August 1967 in Bangkok

• Headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia

• Total Members: 10

• Founding Members:
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Singapore & Thailand
• “The ASEAN
Emblem
represents a
stable, peaceful,
united and
dynamic ASEAN”
• “The colours of
the Emblem
represent the
main colours of
the state crests of
all the ASEAN
Member States.”
• “The blue
represents peace
and stability. Red
depicts courage
and dynamism,
white shows
purity and yellow
symbolises
prosperity.”
• “Stalks of padi
represent the
dream … for an
ASEAN comprising
all the countries in
Southeast Asia,
bound together in
friendship and
solidarity.”
• “The circle
represents the
unity of ASEAN.”
 Newer ASEAN Members
• 1984: Brunei

• 1995: Vietnam

• 1997: Laos & Myanmar

• 1999: Cambodia
 Aims
• Promote economic, social & cultural
development of the region

• Protect the peace & stability of the

region

• Provide opportunities for member

countries to discuss & resolve
differences peacefully
 In a Nutshell…
• Maintain trust & stability !
 ASEAN Guiding Principles
• Non-Intervention in Domestic Affairs
ASEAN Guiding Principles
• Consensus & Consultation
(musyawarah and mufakat)

• “Agree to Disagree”

• Collectively, these principles are

known as the “ASEAN Way”
ASEAN Secretariat
 Purpose
• Provide for greater efficiency in the
coordination of ASEAN organs

• Ensure effective implementation of

ASEAN projects and activities
 Aims
• Promote economic, social & cultural
development of the region
• Protect the peace & stability of the
region
• Provide opportunities for member
countries to discuss & resolve
differences peacefully
 Secretary-General
• Carry out duties and responsibilities in
accordance with the provisions of the
Charter and relevant ASEAN
instruments, protocols and
established practices

• Facilitate and monitor progress in the

implementation of ASEAN agreements
and decisions
 Secretary-General
• H.E. Le Luong
Minh from
Vietnam

• Term of Office:
2013 - 2017
ASEAN Community
 ASEAN Community
• ASEAN Political Security Community

• ASEAN Economic Community

• ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

ASEAN Political Security
Community
 ASEAN Political Security
Community

• Ensures that the peoples and Member

States of ASEAN live in peace with one
another

• And with the world at large in a just,

democratic and harmonious
environment.
ASEAN Economic
Community
ASEAN Economic Community
• Transformed ASEAN into a stable,
prosperous, and highly competitive
region with equitable economic
development

• And reduced poverty and socio-

economic disparities.
 Case Study: Taiwan

Taiwanese companies look to ASEAN

for investment opportunities

• http://www.channelnewsasia.com/ne
ws/business/taiwanese-companies-
look/2271936.html
ASEAN Socio-Cultural
Community
 ASEAN Socio-Cultural
Community
• Contributes to realising an ASEAN
community that is people-oriented

• And socially responsible with a view to

achieving enduring solidarity and unity
among the peoples and Member States
of ASEAN.
 Diversity of Religions in ASEAN (mil)
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Interactive Games
Session
Aeroplane Game
Pick-Up Sticks
Five Stones
Flag Eraser Game
Chaptek
Card Games
 Aeroplane Game
Goal:
• To get all your plane from the hangers (corners
of the board) to the center of the board
Rules:
• Everyone takes turns rolling the die
• Taxi a plane out of the hanger by rolling 5 or 6
• Move a plane on the board clockwise around
the track, according to the die
Additional rules:
 First 6  Roll again. Second 6  Roll again. Third 6  Return to
hanger. Turn ends.
 When your plane lands on the same space as an opponent’s
plane, opponents plane is “attacked” and returned to hanger.
 When your plan lands on a space of your colour, it immediately
“jumps” to the next space of your colour.
 When your plane lands on another of your plane, you may
“stack” the pieces and move them as one piece until they reach
the center or are “attacked” by a plane (returned to hanger no
longer stacked)

Ending the Game:

• Plane must fly into the center base on an exact roll. Additional
spaces are back-tracked from the center.