Also nearly spat out my coffee when he said that the countries in the region had "the same culture and values". (Yet he mentioned they were diverse too, weird.)
Dude we are so culturally and ideologically dissimilar that Western think tanks predicted we would be at war a few years after the end of the Vietnam War.
That's why you shouldn't get your info from YouTube 😂
ATTN #MakanApaToday if you're in Manila, the annual #ASEAN Food Festival (AFF) is going to be at Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City, on Sunday (08/06).
Open from 10 AM to 6 PM, entrance is free. Let's go get that tempe!
From 2010 to 2017, there was a thing called #AseanCitizen that we Aseans started as a grassroots movement. We were all bloggers from across, well, #ASEAN or South-East Asia.
Some of us joined together to produce one of the best multi-authored regional blogs. We talked about our cultures, write about what makes the region awesome. As well as, try to address the oftentimes silly and sometimes heated debates.
It's all gone now. Forgotten. The blogs dead or offline. We all grew up, got busy with our personal lives, and moved on separately. And the important reason? We lost interest in it as we started to see ASEAN was, is, and will never be for the grassroots.
That was the end of what was once a vibrant grassroot ASEAN Citizens effort. We did it all voluntarily. Without a single recognition from the top-down organisation that is ASEAN.
But today? ASEAN is still a top-down organisation. They kept trying to get the grassroots involved, but they are always failing. Why? Because it is a top-down organisation, as simple as that. They will never understand until they shift their mindset and approach to bottom-up.
(P.S I want to restart this grassroots movement, but I just no longer have the spark. Give me a very good reason why I should give it another chance. Or, at least, guide the new generation.)
Hello Southeast Asians and South Asians! I'm forming a collective for millennials and Gen Z who are interested in neuroscience, and information studies. Let's work together and offer opportunities to each other. Let's help each other in the Global South.
Laos will chair ASEAN next year before it passes the torch to Malaysia in 2025. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday handed over the gavel that marks the group’s chairmanship to Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone as Jakarta wrapped up the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ...
One popular belief is that the #SierraMadre is some sort of a force field dome that protects humans from bad weather. That's a myth.
#Typhoons are getting stronger, the mountain range & communities are under threat from destructive activities & #Indigenous peoples are becoming more #vulnerable to #ClimateChange.
Senior officials from #ASEAN, #China and the #UN Office on Drugs and Crime “have agreed to address transnational organized crime and trafficking in persons associated with casinos and scams,” according to UNODC.
HI ASEANs, have you experienced mandatory military in your country? tell me about your experience.
We had this mandatory national service before in ph. I was lucky that I only experienced a basic reserve training in highschool because I delayed my studies, while my former classmates were in military uniforms in college. #ASEAN#tootSEA
Glad to see this piece finally out. Key takeaway: if SEA states want some form of rules-based int’l order, as they say they do, they’ll need to do something about it. If they want something else, they need to figure out what it is & put their money where their mouth is. Unless they prefer to just sit around & await their fates, hiding is going to be increasingly costly & risky. #asean#uschina https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/china-asean-us-distracted-war-ukraine-gaza-3996481
Według ankiety State of Southeast Asia 2024, opracowanej przez ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 50,5% respondentów opowiedziało się za Chinami a 49,5% za Stanami Zjednoczonymi.
ASEAN leaders trust Japan more than China and even the U.S. A survey "showed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' trust level in Japan was at 58.9%, up from 54.5% last year, beating the U.S., China, India and the European Union."
#Malaysia will scrap entry #visa requirements for citizens of #China and #India visiting the nation beginning Dec. 1, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
#Chinese and #Indian nationals may stay for up to 30 days #VisaFree, Anwar said in a speech at his People’s Justice Party’s annual congress in #Putrajaya on Sunday. This would be subject to security screening, he added.
Indonesia passes Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship baton to Laos (jakartaglobe.id)
Laos will chair ASEAN next year before it passes the torch to Malaysia in 2025. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday handed over the gavel that marks the group’s chairmanship to Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone as Jakarta wrapped up the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ...