The ASEAN Bulletin

12 November 2014, Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar . The 25th ASEAN Summit officially starts today at Nay Pyi Daw, the capital city of Myanmar. The heads of State/ Government of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are gathered to discuss significant issues relevant to the upcoming ASEAN 2015 implementation. Also in the Summit are the leaders of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Read more: ASEAN Leaders Gather in Myanmar for a 'Historic Summit'

ASEAN is committed to build a Community by 2015. To realise this goal, a community of enhanced connectivity is essential because a well connected ASEAN, from its transportation networks to its peoples, will contrinute towards a more competitive and resilient ASEAN as it will bring peoples, goods, services and capital closer together. This will ensure continued peace and prosperity for its peoples. This Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity is a key step towards realizing this vision.

The Philippines will host the 6th ASEAN School Games (ASG) on December this year through the Department of Education (DepEd) and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to be held from November 29 to December 7 in Marikina City.  Aiming to promote solidarity among youth through sports, ASEAN School Games is an annual sporting event for ASEAN schools. It also seeks to provide opportunities for school athletes to benchmark their sporting talents and encourage cultural exchange among the participants.  Student athletes of the participating countries of Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei Darrussalam, Malaysia, Laos, The Philippines and Thailand will compete in different sporting events including: athletics, swimming, badminton, golf, sepak takraw, gymnastics, table tennis, basketball, volleyball and wushu.  The 5th ASEAN School Games was held in Hanoi, Vietnam where Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand came as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd top placers respectively. Below is ...

The  ASEAN Day 2014  held at Phitsanulok Pittayakom School was highlighted with two main events -  ASEAN Quiz  (English and Thai) and  ASEAN Voice  which were participated by around 20 schools around Phitsanulok Province. The results of the ASEAN Voice are as follows: LOWER HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY: Champion  School: Phitsanulok Pittayakom School  Song: Ngayong Nandito Ka (Philippines) 1st Runner- Up School: Bangkrakam Wittaya Suksa School Song: Hawak Kamay (Philippines) 2nd Runner-Up School: Janokrong School Song: Singaporean Song SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY: Champion  School: Janokrong School Song: Di Mahatariku (Indonesia) 1st Runner- Up School: Phitsanulok Pittayakom School Song: Gaya ng Dati (Philippines) 2nd Runner-Up School: Bangkrakam Wittaya Suksa School Song: Dakilang Lahi (Philippines) Congratulations to all the winners and the coaches. 

The ASEAN Day 2014 held at Phitsanulok Pittayakom School was highlighted with two main events - ASEAN Quiz (English and Thai) and ASEAN Voice which were participated by around 20 schools around Phitsanulok Province. The results of the ASEAN Quiz are as follows: LOWER HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY: ASEAN Quiz - English Top 3: Champion - Phitsanulok Pittayakom School 1st Runner- Up - Princess Chulaphorn's College (Phitsanulok) 2nd Runner-Up - Bangkrang Wittayakom School Top 10 Qualifiers: 1. Janokrong School 2. Phitsanulok Pittayakom School 3. Bangrakam Wittaya Suksa School 4. Princess Chulaphorn's College (Phitsanulok) 5. Buddhachinnaraj Pittaya School 6. Bopho Wittaya School 7. Wangthong Pittayakom School 8. Wangmadan Pittayakom School 9. Bangkrang Wittayakom School 10. Phrompiram Wittaya School ASEAN Quiz - Thai Champion - Chalermkwansatree School 1st Runner- Up - Phrompiram Wittaya School 2nd Runner- Up - Janokrong School         ...

FIRST PART: 1. The first part is a 20-item paper test. The competing teams with three members will have 15 minutes to answer it. Both the score and the time used by the teams will affect their ranking. Only 10 teams will advance to the second part. SECOND PART: 1. Each team will have 3 members and will compete as representatives of their school. 2. There will be three (3) rounds in this part of the competition as follows: Ø   Round 1: True or False -           The TRUE or FALSE round will have 10 questions. Each question will be given 1 point. Total score is 10 points. Ø   Round 2: Multiple Choice -           The Multiple Choice Round will have 10 questions. Each question will be given 1 point. Total score is 10 points. Ø   Round 3: Fill-in-the-Blanks or Completion -           The Fill-in-the-Blanks Round w...

On Thursday this week is the start of our weekly ASEAN presentation during the morning assembly. I have decided to focus on one country each week aiming to impart important information about each ASEAN country. For sure there are a lot to learn but it is very impossible to give everything considering the five minutes that we are given. So we have to make our presentation as informative and interesting as it could be. This week, we are focusing on Brunei Darrusalam which officially became the sixth (6th) member of the ASEAN on the 8th of January 1984. The Flag of Brunei Here are some basic and useful expressions to learn:                               English                                                                   ...