It was only recently that I heard the ASEAN anthem for the first time and realized how beautiful its message is, how appropriate it is for the times. Titled The ASEAN Way, it includes a line: “We dare ...

Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao attends the ASEAN-Canada Summit in Jakarta, Sep. 3, 2023. Credit: Media Center of The ASEAN Summit 2023/M Agung Rajasa/pras/mifta The saga of Timor-Leste’s ...

As the next summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nears, Myanmar and the region are facing yet another inflection point. The country’s illegitimate military junta is pushing ...

It appeared to be a done deal. During their summit on May 26, Asean leaders agreed to admit Timor-Leste as the 11th member of the regional bloc. Since then, Nay Pyi Taw has raised an unexpected ...

Last month, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) welcomed a new member: East Timor. I first learned about Asean as part of my civics education in primary school. Back then, Asean was ...

ASEAN has been challenged by internal conflicts and increased rivalry between the United States and China, yet it continues to work towards maintaining strategic autonomy and avoiding regional ...

VIENTIANE, Laos (Reuters) -Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday for a summit expected to seek ways address the worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand calling for heightened ...

US President Donald Trump (left) and Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim exchange documents during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ...

Signed in 1976, ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation was ASEAN's first legally binding treaty and serves as its organisational pillar. It drives the ASEAN traditions of non-interference, peaceful ...

Members of the Vocal Pizzest Show Choir with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim after they performed at the closing ceremony of the Asean Summit on Oct 28. (Andrew Chan pic) The 47th Asean Summit marked a ...

MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - As Philippine Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario began to raise the sensitive issue of the South China Sea at one of last week's Asian summit meetings, his microphone ...