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• The idea of establishing ASEAN idea starting with a few bilateral and multilateral agreement. These ideas starting with Southeast Asia Friendship and Economic Treaty (SEAFET) after Tunku Abdul Rahman's official visit to Philippines in January 1959
• These ideas starting with Southeast Asia Friendship and Economic Treaty (SEAFET) after Tunku Abdul Rahman's official visit to Philippines in January 1959 (K.S Nathan, 1988:515). The idea of establishing SEAFET even though it is slightly a narrow organization, which is limited to economy, trade and education, however this idea has inspired the makin...
• 31 July 1961, Association of Southeast Asia (ASA) was set up and involved the union of three countries: Malaya, Thailand and Philippines.The purpose and objective of founding ASA is to create peace and regional stability. At the same time, ASA aim to cultivate cooperation in the field of economic, social science and culture, as well as to provide t...
• After the failure of Association of Southeast Asia (ASA), another regional organization was established, called MAPHILINDO comprising Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. The objective of MAPHILINDO’s formation is to create cooperation in the field of economy, culture and social science (Arnfinn Jorgenson Dahl, 1982). Moreover, this organization wa...

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