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 andbasic 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

thecoordination 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:TaiwanTaiwanese companies look to ASEANfor investment opportunities

• http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/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.

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Interactive Games Session

Aeroplane Game

Pick-Up Sticks

Five Stones

Flag Eraser Game

Chaptek

Card Games

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

Aeroplane Game

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.