Timor Leste joins ASEAN, will Papua New Guinea be next?

[Ng Cheh Hwang]

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-...n-the-groups-first-expansion-since-the-1990s/

need to change logo? add one more french fries?

 

[Ng Cheh Hwang]

What if Papua New Guinea Joined ASEAN​

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Papua_New_Guinea_to_ASEAN

 

[syed putra]

Papua new guinea has issues with irian jaya and indonesia so not likely.
Unless like timor leste, irian Jaya is given independence . Its culture is vastly different from the rest of the archipelago.

 

[laksaboy]

Tim Molester.

 

[ftan42]

ASEAN's GDP remains significantly lower than that of the EU, even when combined with Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.

 

[eatshitndie]

asean is cumpromised when burma, laos, cumbodia, and soon vietnam are corrupted by ccp bribes.

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

What if Papua New Guinea Joined ASEAN​

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Papua_New_Guinea_to_ASEAN

big deal...................Timor and Papua..................got no clout lah.............

 

[Boonsiong]

Indonesia and Malaysia in principle to agree Australia and NZ to join ASEAN

 

[Boonsiong]

Papua New Guinea was once under Australia control.
If PG join ASEAN, most likely AU and NZ will also join ASEAN

 

[k1976]

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What if Papua New Guinea Joined ASEAN​

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Papua_New_Guinea_to_ASEAN

That Red Patch a lot of Gold Mining industry…under Aussie protectorate

 

[syed putra]

ASEAN's GDP remains significantly lower than that of the EU, even when combined with Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.

EU id on downward trend.
Asean is projecting upwards.

 

[syed putra]

ASEAN's GDP remains significantly lower than that of the EU, even when combined with Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.

If i were to visit EU or US today, i would not be mesmerised as 30 years ago. Whatever shops they got, we also have. Our airports are better.
Asean on upward trajectory. EU on suicidal plateau. They had their golden age from cheap energy deliberately cut off. Maybe the angst of being beaten by russia in WWII still lingers in german minds.