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tween themselves. The result of this meeting was the formation of Maphilindo, which unfortunately, lasted only a few weeks and was dissolved after Indonesia launched a confrontation towards Malaysia.

 

Another factor that caused Maphilindo to fail was the strain in ties between Malaya and the Philippines when the Philippine ambassador was summoned back from Malaya to voice its objection on the formation of the Federation of Malaysia.

 

When Indonesian president Sukarno was replaced by Suharto after a military coup and president Macapagal of the Philippines was beaten by Marcos, a new era began which marked the beginning of an improved relationship between Malaysia and the two countries.

 

Indonesia ended its confrontation on Malaysia and practiced more flexibility in its diplomatic ties with Malaysia and the Philippines gave its formal recognition of Malaysia in 1966.

 

All these marked the beginning of the formation of ASEAN. On 8th August 1967, the Bangkok declaration was signed in Thailand, Bangkok, in which five countries - Malaysia, Indonesia Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore joined together to form the Association of South-East Asian Nations, better known simply as ASEAN.

 

Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 8th January 1984, Vietnam on 28th July 1995, while both Laos and Myanmar were admitted on 23rd July 1997 and Cambodia in 1999.

 

The Objectives of ASEAN

 

The aims and purposes of ASEAN as meted out in the Bangkok Declaration are as follows:

 

1. To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of South-East Asian Nations;

 

2. To promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries of the region and adherence to the pinciples of the United Nations Charter;

 

3. To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters of common interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields;

 

4. To provide assistance to each other in the form of training and research facilities in the Educational, professional, technical and administrative spheres;

 

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