Question and Answer about ASEAN

1. mention the positive impact of ASEAN on Indonesia!
Answer :
- Indonesia can easily obtain various kinds of resources and other needs that cannot be found in the country
- Getting a loan facility
- Obtain facilities for development
- Making friends with other countries
- Exchange of human resources who are experts in their fields

2. What factors have caused ASEAN to be formed?
Answer :
- Equality of location and similarity of fate as a nation that was colonized (except Thailand).

3. Who is the representative from Malaysia who participated in the Bangkok Declaration?
Answer :
- Tun Abdul Razak, deputy prime minister from Malaysia.

4. When was ASEAN formed?
Answer :
- August 8, 1967

5. Explain the contents of the Bangkok Declaration!
Answer :
- Accelerating economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the Southeast Asia region.

- Increase regional peace and stability.

- Improve cooperation and help each other for common interests in the fields of economics, social, engineering, science and administration.

- Maintain close cooperation in the midst of existing regional and international organizations.

- Improve cooperation to advance education, training and research in the Southeast Asia region.