MEMBER_STATES

Brunei Darussalam
Head of State : His Majesty Sultan
Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin
Waddaulah

Head of State : President Choummaly

Sayasone
Head of Government : Prime Minister
Thongsing Thammavong
Capital : Vientiane

Currency : Kyat
Philippines
Head of State : President Benigno S.
Aquino III
Capital : Manila

Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan

Language : Lao

Language(s) : Malay, English

Currency : Kip

Language(s) : Filipino, English,

Spanish

Currency : B$ (Brunei Dollar)

Malaysia

Currency : Peso

Cambodia

Head of State : His Majesty The King

Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin
Tuanku Al-Haj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam
Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah

Singapore

Head of State : His Majesty King

Norodom Sihamoni
Head of Government : Prime Minister
Hun Sen

Head of Government : Prime Minister

Lee Hsien Loong

Language : Khmer

Head of Government : The

Honourable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin
Tun Abdul Razak

Currency : Riel

Capital : Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia

Language(s) : Malay, English,

Chinese, Tamil

Capital : Phnom Penh

Head of State : President Joko Widodo

Capital : Jakarta
Language : Indonesian
Currency : Rupiah
Lao PDR

Head of State : President Tony Tan

Keng Yam

Currency : Ringgit
Myanmar
Head of State : President Thein Sein
Capital : Nay Pyi Taw
Language : Myanmar

Capital : Singapore
Language(s) : English, Malay,
Mandarin, Tamil
Currency : S$ (Singapore Dollar)
Thailand
Head of State : His Majesty King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Head of Government : Prime Minister
General Prayut Chan-o-cha
Capital : Bangkok
Language : Thai

Alternate:

Republic of Singapore

Currency : Baht

H.E. RETNO L.P. MARSUDI,

Viet Nam

Jalan Taman Pejambon

H.E. GEN. TANASAK PATIMAPRAGORN

Head of State : President Truong Tan

Sang

Jakarta Pusat 10110

Bangkok 10400

Republic of Indonesia

Kingdom of Thailand

H.E. DR. THONGLOUN SISOULITH

H.E. PHAM BINH MINH

Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

Ba Dinh, Hanoi,

Head of Government : Prime Minister

Nguyen Tan Dung
Capital : Ha Noi
Language : Vietnamese

Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

Currency : Dong
H.E. DATO SRI ANIFAH BIN HAJI AMAN
THREE PILLARS
POLITICAL_SECURITY

Putrajaya

SOCIO_ECONOMIC

Malaysia

MYANMAR

H.R.H. MOHAMED BOLKIAH

Bandar Seri Begawan BD 2710
Brunei Darussalam

H.E. WUNNA MAUNG LWIN

Nay Pyi Taw,

H.E. MR.AYE MYINT KYU (ASCC

Minister)
Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
H.E. HOR NAMHONG
Phnom Penh
Kingdom of Cambodia

H.E. ALBERT F. DEL ROSARIO

Republic of the Philippines

H.E. PEHIN ORANG KAYA PEKERMA

LAILA
(Pehin Hazair Abdullah)
Bandar Seri Begawan BA 1210

H.E. TEDJO EDHY

H.E. K. SHANMUGAM
Tanglin, Singapore 248163

Brunei Darussalam

MALAYSIA
Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Hamid Haji
Mohd

H.E. DATO SERI MOHAMED NAZRI bin

TAN

Jaafar (Hamid Jaafar)

SRI ABDUL AZIZ

62200 Putrajaya, Malaysia

CAMBODIA
H.E DR. HANG CHUON NARON

PHILIPPINES

#80, Norodom Blvd. Phnom Penh,

Kingdom of

H.E. CORAZON JULIANO-SOLIMAN

Cambodia

Constitution Hills, Quezon City,

Philippines

H.E MR. ITH SAM HENG

SINGAPORE

Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia

H.E. MR CHAN CHUN SING

INDONESIA

512 Thomson Road, Singapore

298136

H.E. AGUNG LAKSONO

Jakarta 10110, Indonesia

THAILAND
H.E. MR. SANTI PROMPHAT

LAO PDR
H.E. PROF. DR. BOSENGKHAM
VONGDARA
Vientiane, Lao PDR

Ratchathewi District, Bangkok 10400

Thailand

VIET NAM
H.E. MADAME PHAM THI HAI CHUYEN

Hanoi, Viet Nam

The ASEAN Economic Community

(AEC) shall be the goal of regional
economic integration by 2015. AEC
envisages the following key
characteristics: (a) a single market
and production base, (b) a highly
competitive economic region, (c) a
region of equitable economic
development, and (d) a region fully
integrated into the global economy.
In short, the AEC will transform
ASEAN into a region with free
movement of goods, services,
investment, skilled labour, and freer
flow of capital.

SUMMIT
Twentysixth ASEAN Summit, Kuala
Lumpur & Langkawi, Malaysia, 26-28
April 2015.
Twentyfith ASEAN Summit, Nay Pyi
Taw, Myanmar, 11-13 November
2014
Twentyfourth ASEAN Summit, Nay Pyi
Taw, Myanmar, 10-11 May 2014

Twentythird ASEAN Summit, Bandar

Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, 910 October 2013

The ASEAN Coordinating Council

comprises the ASEAN Foreign
Ministers. They meet at least twice a
year.
Each ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Body
may have under its purview the
relevant senior officials and
subsidiary bodies to undertake its
functions.

facilitate ASEAN cooperation with

external partners; and
perform such other functions as may
be determined by the ASEAN
Coordinating Council.

Presint 2, 62602 Putrajaya, Malaysia

H.E. AUNG LYNN

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

DIRECTORS_GENERAL

H.E. LUIS T. CRUZ

H.E. HAJAH JOHARIAH HJ ABDUL

WAHAB

Metro Manila, Philippines

COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT
REPRESENTATIVES

Brunei Darussalam

As stipulated in Article 12 of the

ASEAN Charter, each ASEAN Member
State shall appoint a Permanent
Representative to ASEAN with the
rank of Ambassador based in Jakarta.

H.E. MR. NONG SAKAL

Chamkamorn, Phnom Penh
Kingdom of Cambodia

support the work of the ASEAN

Community Councils and ASEAN
Sectoral Ministerial Bodies;

H.E. I GUSTI AGUNG WESAKA PUJA

coordinate with ASEAN National

Secretariats and other ASEAN
Sectoral Ministerial Bodies;

Jakarta Pusat

liaise with the Secretary-General of

ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat on
all subjects relevant to its work;

H.E. SHAHRUL IKHRAM YAKOOB

Indonesia

H.E. PHONGSAVANH SISOULATH

Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

H.E. GERARD HO
Tanglin, Singapore 248163

H.E. JAKKRIT SRIVALI

Bangkok 10400, Thailand

H.E. NGUYEN HONG CUONG

Ha Noi, Viet Nam

CHAIRMANSHIP
According to Article 31 of the ASEAN
Charter, the Chairmanship of ASEAN

shall rotate annually, based on the

alphabetical order of the English
names of Member States.

Malaysia is the Chair of ASEAN for

2015 and the theme of its ASEAN

The ASEAN Secretariat was set up in February 1976 by

the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN. It was then housed at
the Department of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia in
Jakarta. The existing ASEAN Secretariat at 70A Jalan
Sisingamangaraja, Jakarta, was established and
officiated in 1981 by the then President of Indonesia,
H.E. Soeharto.
The ASEAN Secretariat's basic function is to provide for
greater efficiency in the coordination of ASEAN organs
and for more effective implementation of ASEAN
projects and activities.
The ASEAN Secretariat's vision is that by 2015, it will
be the nerve centre of a strong and confident ASEAN

Chairmanship is "Our People, Our

Community, Our Vision."
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Community that is globally respected for acting in full

compliance with its Charter and in the best interest of
its people.
The ASEAN Secretariat's mission is to initiate, facilitate
and coordinate ASEAN stakeholder collaboration in
realising the purposes and principles of ASEAN as
reflected in the ASEAN Charter.

1.
Who was the president of
Vietnam from the period 1890 1969?
A.

Nguyen Minh Triet

B.

Uncle Ho

C.

Le Duc Anh

D.

Uncle Sam

2.
Which city is the capital of
Vietnam?
A.

Ho Chi Min

B.

Hai Phong

C.

Da Nang

D.

Hanoi

3.
Which is the largest city of
Vietnam?
A.

Thanh Pho Ho Chih Min

B.

Hanoi

C.

Hai Phong

D.

Da Nang

4.
The language that most
Myanmar speak is:
A.

Myanmar

B.

Burmese

C.

English

B.

Cebu

D.

Shan

C.

Panglao

D.

Bohol

5.
What is Myanmars
currency known as?
A.

Riel

B.

Ding

C.

Dong

D.

Kyat

6.
What is the famous
landmark that is pictured on the
Cambodian national flag?
7.
Who is/ are the office
bearers in Laos?
A.Prime Minister Bouasone
Bouphavanh only
B.Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
only
C.President Choummaly Sayasone
and Prime Minister Bouasone
Bouphavanh
D.Prime Minister General Thein
Sein
8.
On which island of the
Philippines are the famous
Chocolate Hills located?
A.

Luzon

9.
In which year and city did
the People Power Revolution of
the Philippines occur?
A.

1986, Manila

B.

1972, Manila

C.

1986, Quezon City

D.

1985, Quezon City

10.
One of the popular songs of
the Philippines is the love song
Dahil Sa Iyo. Literally translated it
means:
A.

I love you

B.

Because of you

C.

Words of love

D.

You're my everything

11.
The Association of South
East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was
formed by:
A.

8 August 1957 by Indonesia

B.
8 August 1957 by
Philippines

C.

8 August 1967 by Indonesia

D.
8 August 1967 by
Philippines
12.
What is the motto of
Brunei?
A.For God, People, Nature and
Nation
B.Unity in Diversity
C.Always in service with God's
guidance
D.Unity is Strength
13.
Indonesias largest islands,
in order of size, are as follows:

15.
The federal administrative
capital of Malaysia is located in:
A.

Putraraya, Kuala Lumpur

B.

Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur

C.
Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala
Lumpur
D.
Parliament House, Kuala
Lumpur

C.
only

B.

Malaysia & Burma

Laos & Cambodia

Java, Sumatra & Halmahera

C.

Ceram, Sumatra & Flores

D.
Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia &
Burma

D.

Sumatra, Java & Flores

1957

C.

1960

D.

1956

Singapore & Malaysia only

Laos, Cambodia & Burma

B.

B.

A.

A.

C.

1959

18.
Which of the following
countries celebrate national day in
August?

B.
Indonesia, Singapore &
Malaysia only

Sumatra, Celebes & Java

A.

D.
"Anyong haseyo"
accompanied with a smile

16.
Which of the following
countries does Thailand share
borders with?

A.

14.
In which year did Malaysia
achieve independence?

C."Bang!" accompanied with one

hand on the head, fingers
touching forehead

17.
For a male, what is the
correct form of greeting to use in
traditional Thai culture?
A."Sawaddekarp" accompanied
with the Wai gesture (bowing with
palms closed)
B."Sawaddekha" accompanied
with the Wai gesture (bowing with
palms closed)

Laos, Singapore & Malaysia

D.
Philippines, Singapore &
Malaysia only

1 Which one is the national

costume of Malaysia?
Longyi
Aodai
Baju Melayu
Kebaya
2Who is the current SecretaryGeneral of ASEAN?

Surin Pitsuwan

Hillary Clinton

Ban Ki-moon

3What is the colour of a fivepointed star on the flag of

Myanmar?

Barack Obama

Whi