1.0 OVERVIEW OF (ASEAN)1.1 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Bangkok, Thailand with signing of the (ASEAN) Declaration , by the founding fathers of (ASEAN), namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, was established on August 8, 1967. On January 7, 1984, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam on July 28, 1995 , Myanmar on July 23, 1997 and Cambodia on April 30, 1999 then joined. Today, ASEAN has ten member states. The aims and objectives of ASEAN are firstly to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint efforts in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundations of a prosperous and peaceful community. countries of Southeast Asia. Second, promote active collaboration and mutual assistance on issues of common interest in the economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative fields. Third, promote Southeast Asian studies and maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing international and regional organizations with similar aims and objectives and explore all avenues for even closer cooperation among them. (ASEAN) focuses on three (3) communities to be achieved. Firstly political. Build on what has been built over the years in the area of ​​political and security cooperation. The Political and Security Community (ASEAN) (APSS). The goal is to ensure that the countries of religion live in peace with each other and with the world in a just and harmonious democratic environment. The APSS plan envisions (ASEAN) being a rules-based community sharing values ​​and norms, a cohesive, peaceful, stable and resilient region with shared responsibility for overall security. The APSS plan is also guided by the (ASEAN) Charter and the principle and purpose contained therein were adapted by the (ASEAN) Leaders at the 1984 (ASEAN) Summit on March 1, 2009 in Cha-am/Hua-Lin, Thailand. Second, the Asian Economic Community (AEC), whose goal is religious economic integration by 2015, envisions the following key feature: a single-market production base. A highly competitive development region and an equitable economic development region, as well as a fully integrated region in the world. economy. Third, (ASEAN) socio-cultural. The objectives of this community are to contribute to raising a people-oriented and socially responsible (ASEAN) community with a view to achieving lasting solidarity and unity among the people and member states of (ASEAN). Focus on preserving human, cultural and natural resources for sustainable development among the harmonious peoples of (ASEAN)).