ASEAN must step up action to realise its integration ambition  
  

ASEAN'S future requires a change from everything that has come before. It needs a change in the way our governments, and indeed all of us, support and view the regional grouping. This game change needs buy-in from broad sections of society and leadership from every sector, including business and academia, to make a concerted effort toward an Asean for a new era. The original Asean was founded on the common ideal of an autonomous Southeast Asia. It was built on a largely informal arrangement, with consensus-driven decision making among Asean governments. (The Brunei Times)

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