아세안-호주 회의, 아웅산 수치 방문.

1. Asean-Australia Special Summit Aung San Suu Kyi visits Canberra after appealing to Australia and Asean leaders for help with Rohingya crisis Posted on/ 2018.3.19

According to UN estimates, more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State to Bangladesh after the Myanmar military launched a brutal offensive in response to attacks on police and army posts by a small group of extremists known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army on 25 August 2017.

Suu Kyi has been criticised by large swathes of the international community for failing to protect the Rohingya – who are considered by the majority of Myanmar citizens as illegal ‘Bengali’ immigrants and denied citizenship by the government – and for refusing to condemn the military amid mounting evidence that it has indiscriminately killed, raped and tortured innocent civilians, and burnt down entire villages.

But while Turnbull and Australia Foreign Minister Julie Bishop have maintained that they will discuss human rights concerns with member states behind closed doors, no statements criticising Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya have been publicly issued.

Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters from Australia’s Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laos, Burmese and Filippino communities gathered at Sydney’s Town Hall on the first day of the summit to protest a litany of human rights abuses in their respective home countries.

“Shutting one’s eyes and hoping that closer trade and security ties will somehow magically transform abusive governments into rights-respecting ones doesn’t work,” she said. “The Asean summit shouldn’t just be an opportunity to dance with dictators, but a chance to publicly press them over horrific human rights abuses across the region.”

2. Thai humanitarian and former Asean Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan dies at 68 / 2017.12.1

Most notably taking place under Pitsuwan’s term was the inclusion of the US into the East Asian Summit and the mounting of tensions in the South China Sea. 

Despite the end of his tenure and his return to the Democrat Party, Pitsuwan remained active in regional diplomatic circles and with the international affairs of the region. More recently, he advocated for Asean to take harsher measures to resolve the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where military insurgents have been accused of ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority Rohingya population.

3. Singapore’s prime minister calls Asean a “lifeboat” for Southeast Asian countries / 2018.11.15

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong affirmed Singapore’s commitment to promoting and upholding the regional order when the nation chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) next year, announcing his priority topics of resilience and innovation. “Asean is a lifeboat for all 10 countries in Southeast Asia,” said Lee on the last day of the 31st Asean Summit in Manila. “To have our voice heard on the world stage, to be able to manage our own issues among ourselves, and to cooperate to improve the lives of the people in Southeast Asia.” Singapore obtained presidency during Lee’s acceptance speech at the closing ceremony of the 2017 Asean Summit on Tuesday, which saw the outgoing chairmanship of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Responding to reporters at the ceremony, Lee answered that “you cannot prevent member states from doing one thing or another,” but that the attendance at this year’s summit of both US President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang showed a commitment for strong relations from both sides.

4. 아세안, 테러리즘 경계- 안보 종요 

And on Monday, Thailand’s deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan released a statement warning of a potential risk of influence from Isis within the region. The Bangkok Post reported that Gen Prawit was quoted during an interview saying that his country was attempting to crackdown on transnational criminals, some of whom they suspected to be Isis sympathisers. The government in Thailand later confirmed that they now fear there are “probably” outposts of terrorist activity within the country. 

The Asean leaders will also be discussing the potential security challenges posed by North Korea’s recent nuclear threats in addition to piracy and drug trafficking in the region.

5. Asean signs free trade and investment deals with Hong Kong

6. 아세안, 중년기 위기 극복?

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will turn 50 on 8 August – an anniversary that is sure to be celebrated with more style than substance. Yes, the group has achieved a lot since 1967, but one cannot help but feel it’s presently in the grip of a midlife crisis – seeking, but failing, to find a new sense of purpose and identity.

http://sea-globe.com/will-asean-overcome-midlife-crisis/ 

7. 5 Takeaways from the World Economic Forum on Asean 2017 -http://sea-globe.com/wef-asean-takeaways/

Tony Fernandes, CEO of Air Asia, said artificial intelligence was a huge opportunity for Asean and urged its young population to “get into that technology while it’s still early”.

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Plugging into youth power In a region where half of the population is under 30, youth must not only be engaged, but placed at the center of future plans for countries being forced to adapt to global trends in technology and manufacturing. While social media offers a powerful tool to connect with the population, governments need to come up with new ways to reach out to youth and give them opportunities to compete in a global marketplace, said panelists at the “East, West and the Fusion of Ideas” roundtable.

These issues were also at the center of the forum titled “What If: The Youth of ASEAN Run the Region?” and “Issue Briefing: ASEAN Youth Survey.”