Membership
ASEAN was founded by five states, mostly from maritime Southeast Asia: the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The British protectorate of Brunei joined six days after the country became independent from the United Kingdom on January 8, 1984. The mainland states of Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar were later admitted. Vietnam joined on July 28, 1995, while Laos and Myanmar were admitted on July 23, 1997.Cambodia became the newest member when it was admitted on April 30, 1999.
The Melanesian state of Papua New Guinea has had observer status since 1976. In July 23, 2006, Jose Ramos Horta, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, signed a formal request for membership and expected the accession process to last at least five years before the then-observer state became a full member.[9][10] Australia is also interested in becoming a member, although this is opposed by some members.
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