THINGS YOU LEARNED : THIGNS THAT WE LEARNED IN CLASS

HISTORY OF ASEAN

ASEAN was not the first attempt of regional cooperation in Southeast Asia
The Association of Southeast Asia was the first serious attempt. At that time there are Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia. However,
due to many disagreement, this attempt failed.
The creation of ASEAN is created for the framework for economic, social and cultural cooperation still had its sense. This also thought
that they needed a cohesive voice as both side of the Cold war competed for influence in the third world countries. The first five
countries are Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia.
ASEAN declaration were signed at Bangkok, Thailand with the aim for the integration of economy and cooperation.
Fundamental principle: Mutual respect for sovereignty cooperate but independent (all countries have to be agreed on something)
ASEAN consists of three pillars which are ASEAN Political-Security community, ASEAN economic community, and ASEAN Social-
Cultural community.

ASEAN ECONOMIC ECONOMY

The envision ASEAN is singe market and production bases, competitive economic region, equitable economic development, and fully
integrated market to global economy.
Single market is that free flows of goods, service and etc.
1. Free flow of goods
2. Free flows of services
3. Free flow of investment
4. Free flow of capital
5. Free flow of skilled labor
6. Priority integration sectors

7. Food, agriculture, and forestry

A competitive economic region: competition policy, consumer protection, intellectual property rights, infrastructure development,
taxation and E-commerce.
1. Competition policy
2. Consumer protection
 3. Intellectual property rights
4. Infrastructure development
5. Taxation
6. E-commerce
Equitable: SME development initiative for ASEAN, designed to narrow the development gap between members and accelerate
integration of Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam
Integration into the global economy: Coherent approach to external economic relations and Enhanced participation in global supply
market
Once AEC is realized, ASEAN will be characterized that free movement of goods, services, and investment as well as freer flow of
capital and skills
The main idea here is the Single/Common Market.

ASIAN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COMMITTEE

ASCC is focused on nurturing the human, cultural, and natural resources for sustainable development.
a) Human development
Advancing and prioritizing education
Investing in human development
Promotion of decent work
Promoting information and communication technology as known as ICT
Facilitating access to applied science and technology
Strength entrepreneurship skills for women, youth and disabilities
Building civil service
b) Social welfare and education and protection
Poverty mitigation
Social safety net ad reduces the negative impact of integration and globalization
Enhancing food security
Access to health care
Promote healthy lifestyles
Improving the abilities to control communicable disease
Ensuring drug-free in AEAN
Building disaster resilient nation and safer communities
c) Social justice and rights
Protection and promotion of the rights and welfare for women, elderly, children and disabilities.
Protection and promotion for the right of Migrants Workers
Promotion for social cooperation
 d) Ensuring environmental sustainability
Access global environment issue
Reduce and prevent trans boundary environmental pollution
Promotion of sustainable environment
Promoting Environmentally sound technology
Promoting quality living standard in urban
Harmonizing environmental policies and databases
Promoting sustainable use of marine environment and coastal
Promoting sustainability of freshwater resources
Responding to climate change and addressing its impact
e) Building an ASEAN identity
Regionalism is the expression of a common sense of identity and purpose combined with the creation and implantation of institutions
that express a particular identify and shape collective action within a geographical

ASIAN POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE

1. Encourage political and security and cooperation
2. Aim to ensure that countries in the region live at peace with one another
3. Activity that involves: political development, shaping and sharing norms, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, post-conflict peace
building, implementing mechanisms
4. Important aspect: cohesive voice for the members on global conflicts.
5. Common position on many global situations
Condemning the South African apartheid
Soviet Unions occupation of Afghanistan
Israelis illegal settlements in the West bank and the Gaza Strips
The genocide of Bosnia and Herzegovina
6. The most prevalent issues for the APSC: South China sea territory disputes that is because it has large amount of natural resources
and major route
SINGAPORE
Before 1800s, Singapore was loosely under Dutch influence because its was a part of trade network of Dutch east line
1819: The British created an actual trade post on the island; Sir Stamford Raffles of British East India Company
1826: Singapore officially became a British colony when settlement was large enough. However, it was loosely under controlled due to the
strait settlements which are Malacca and Penang
1867: Trade and settlement continued to increase, thus forcing the British to take control, resulting in making Singapore, Malacca and
Penang a crown colony
1941: Japan started to attack colony of Allies in SEA. They bombed Singapore in the attack as well. In the following year, Singapore became
the colony of Japan.
1945: Japan lost WW, hence British continued to rule over Singapore.
1946: Singapore became separated crown colony.
Singapore slowly received more and more independence, however British still wanted to retain the control for rubber and access to
port. The movement for the independence in Singapore is not strong. The most pressuring one is the communist which cause threat
to the rest of population, hence the rest want British to stay to give communist out.
Road to independent: After getting rid of the communist, the British gave Singapore self-government in 1959 in which Lee Guan Yew and
PAP won. In1959, Singapore was exploited from Malaysia as a result of on going political and ethnic tension. Alter they became
independence, the developed more and more and joined UN.
1967: Singapore became one of the founder nations of ASEAN

1990: Lee Kuan Yew stepped down from the power after 31 years but still has a lots of political influences
 1998: First recession for Singapore in 13 years as the effects of Asian economic crisis.
2004: Lee Kuan Yews son, Lee Hsien Loong, became prime minister.
2015: Lee Kuan Yew died at the age of ninety one and this year is also marked as 50 th anniversary that Singapore separated form Malaysia.
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