ASEAN: History, Membership, Flag, Pillars and Everything

Introduction The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the founding fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 8 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and…