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Assignment Guideline ASEAN Studies.
Assignment Guideline ASEAN Studies.
វទ្យាស្ថា នជាតិពាណិជ្ជសាស្រ្ត
National Institute of Business
+ Cambodia is a tropical country. it's located just a smidge above the equator–
with a usual temperature range of 21 to 35 °C (69.8 to 95 °F).There's no harsh
winter, and in fact no winter to speak of at all.
+ There are two seasons in Cambodia. The wet or rainy season from May to
November when the countryside is lush and green and the dry season from last
November to April when there are long day of glorious sunshine and clear skies.
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2. History with ASEN
+ ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by the
five original member countries: Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam
joined on 8 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Laos and
Myanmar on 23 July 1997 , and Cambodia on 30 April 1999.
• Power party
• The power party goes to people party that
was the current of prime minister of
Cambodia Hun Sen.
• 4. Lifestyle and culture
• . Lifestyle
• Lifestyle of Cambodia is traditional. people
respect the rule of their history and culture.
• cultures
• There are so many cultures in Cambodia like
Apsara dance that have a lot of different move
and different meaning depending on how they
used song and dance to pray or celebrate it for
the wedding to ask for happiness for their family
like Robam jun por.
• + Food
• - In Cambodia have many kinds of food. They like to
buy a small fish to making prahok and this also can
put as an ingredient to make the food taste better
too.
• - Nom banh chok being as a well-known food for
Cambodia.
• + clothes
• - Cambodia have their own traditional clothes.
Especially when they join wedding and go to
pagoda, they have their own style for different place
and the clothes look gentle that very suitable for
both male and female.
• + currency
• - Currency of Cambodia is Riel (៛).
• 5. Education system
• + After its reform in 1996, the formal
educational structure of Cambodia is
formulated in 6+3+3. This means 12 years for
the completion of general education that
divides up into six years for primary education
(grade 1 to 6) and six years for secondary
general education (grade 7 to 12).
• . Letter
• + There are 33 consonant and 23 vowels for
used to write the words in Cambodia.
• . Religious
• + There are 95% of people in Cambodia
believe Buddhism.
Singapore
1. Geography
- Land area : 728.3 km²
- Island : 63
- Hills : 11
- ISO code : 65
• . Flag of Singapore
• . Weather
• + Singapore's climate is characterized
by two monsoon seasons separated
by inter-monsoonal periods.
• + The Northeast Monsoon occurs
from December to early March, and
the Southwest Monsoon from June
to September.
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• Power party
+ The People's Power Party (PPP) is a
political party in Singapore founded on 19
May 2015.
+ Goh Meng Seng is the founder of this
party.
• . Lifestyle
• Singapore's lifestyle is multi-cultural
with each of these ethnic communities
maintaining their unique way of life and
at the same time living harmoniously.
• . Culture
• Culture of Singapore is a mélange of
Malay, South Asian, Southeast Asian and
Eurasian culture and influences. The
quintessential cosmopolitan, Singaporean
culture has transformed greatly over the
years.
• + Food
- In Singapore have so many Chinese
restaurants . For the foreigners who wanted
to visited there usually selected Chinese food
for their first choice.
• + Clothes
• - Singapore also like the other countries
they wear usual clothes for holiday,
uniforms for work and study and the
traditional clothes when they celebrate
their New year.
+ Currency
• - Singapore currency is Singapore dollar
(SGD).
• 5. Education system
• . Letter
• + Singapore used English, Malay and Chinese
as their letters.
• . Religious
• + Most people in Singapore believe
Buddhism.
Malaysia
- States : 13
• .Weather
• + The weather in Malaysia is
characterized by two monsoon
seasons; namely the Southwest
Monsoon from late May to
September, and the Northeast
Monsoon from November to March.
3. Political
+ Malaysia practices Parliamentary Democracy with
Constitutional Monarchy and His Majesty The King as
the Paramount Ruler. His Majesty The King is the Head
of the Islamic religion for the states of Penang, Sabah,
Sarawak and the Federal Territories. His Majesty The
King is the Highest Commander of the Armed Forces.
• The king of Malaysia
• Abdullah of Pahang
• .Power party
• + Malaysian United Indigenous Party own by
Muhyiddin Yassin.
• 4. Lifestyle and culture
• .Lifestyle
• Malaysia is such a melting pot of
geographical, cultural and social
diversity that there really is something
to cater for any lifestyle.
• .Culture
• The people of Malaysia are a mosaic of
Chinese, Indian and native Malay
influence. The Malays make up the
largest ethnic group, and tend to
practice both Islamic and Malay
traditions, and speak in the native
Malay language.
• + Food
• + clothes
• - Some people in Malaysia nowadays wearing
causal clothes but some still wearing muslin clothes
• . + Currency
• - Malaysia currency is Malaysia ringgit (MYR).
• 5. Education system
• The education system is divided into preschool
education, primary education , secondary
education , post-secondary education and tertiary
education . It is further divided into public and
private education.
• .Letters
• Malaysia use all the vowels and consonants of
English as their letters it just different when
they’re writing the words and speaking.
• .Religious
• Most of the people in Malaysia believe
Islam.
Indonesia
- ISO code : 62
• .Flag of Indonesia
+The Flag of Indonesia is a simple bicolor
with two equal horizontal bands, red and
white with an overall ratio of 2:3.
.Meaning of flag
+ The red band represents the courage
and blood of the Indonesian people,
while the white band represents purity
and the spirits of the people.
• .Location border
• .Weather
• 3. Political
• + The politics of Indonesia take place in the
framework of a presidential representative
democratic republic whereby the President of
Indonesia is both head of state and head of
government and of a multi-party system.
Executive power is exercised by the
government.
• President of Indonesia
• Joko Widodo
• Born on born 21 June 1961. He also known as Jokowi,
is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is
the 7th and current president of Indonesia.
• Prime minister of Indonesia
• The position of Prime Minister of Indonesia (Indonesia
: Perdana Menteri Republic Indonesia) existed from
1945 until 1967. During this period, the prime minister
oversaw the Cabinet of Indonesia , one of the three
branches of government along with the people’s
Representative Council and the president.
• .Power party
• + The PDI-P party owned by Joko Widodo.
• 4. Lifestyle and culture
• .Lifestyle
• Indonesia is well known for being a country
with warm and hospitable people. Indeed, no
matter where you live, Indonesians will
welcome you with open arms.
• .Culture
• Indonesia is centrally-located along ancient
trading routes between the Far East, South
Asia and the Middle East, resulting in many
cultural practices being strongly influenced by
a multitude of religions, including Buddhism,
Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, and
Islam, all strong in the major trading cities.
• + Food
- Island : 1430
- ISO code : 66
• .Flag of Thailand
• + The flag of the Kingdom of Thailand
shows five horizontal stripes in the colors
red, white, blue, white and red, with the
central blue stripe being twice as wide as
each of the other four. The design was
adopted on 28 September 1917, according
to the royal decree issued by Rama VI.
• .Meaning of flag
• + In short, Thailand's flag stands for nation-
religion-king, a kind of unofficial motto that
Thai people live by.
• + The red stripes represent Thailand's
blood spilt in its bid to maintain
independence; the white stands for purity
and Buddhism (the country's primary
religion), and blue symbolizes the Thai
monarchy.
• .Location border
• + There are four countries that border
with Thailand such as Cambodia , Laos,
Malaysia , Myanmar.
• .Weather
• + Generally, Thailand only experiences
two seasons, the hot and dry summer
and the humid monsoon season.
Summer falls from March to June and
temperatures a quite high, averaging
around 34°C and reaching a maximum
of 40°C. Humidity reaches 75% and April
is historically Thailand's hottest month.
• 2. History with ASEAN
•
+ Thailand was one of the first five
countries that founded ASEAN and
declared at Saranrom palace ,Bangkok
in Thailand.
•
3. Political
•
+ The politics of Indonesia take place in
the framework of a presidential
representative democratic republic
whereby the President of Indonesia is
both head of state and head of
government and of a multi-party
system. Executive power is exercised by
the government.
• The kind of Thailand
• Maha Vajiralongkorn
• Born on 28 July 1952. He is the only
son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and
Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of
20, he was made crown prince by his
father.
• Prime minister of Thailand
Prayut Chan-o-cha
• Born on 21 March 1954. He a Thai politician,
retired Royal Thai Army general officer serving
as Prime Minister of Thailand since 2014 and
Minister of Defense since 2019.
• .Power party
• + Palang Pracharath party owned by Prayut
Chan-o-cha.
• 4. Lifestyle and culture
• .Lifestyle
• Thailand is a popular choice for those
relocating in search of endless sunshine
and a low cost of living, and the country
offers a destination for everyone.
• .Culture
Thai culture is warm and welcoming but
also conservative. While people are eager to
save face and avoid confrontations, there
are a few ordinary western habits that can
be liable to cause offenses.
• + Food
• - Thai cuisine is the national cuisine of Thailand.
Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly
prepared dishes with strong aromatic
components and a spicy edge.
• + Clothes
• - The basic rule is to cover your shoulders and
knees (both sexes), and ideally, you'd cover your
ankles too. On the bottom, wear longer shorts,
capris, pants/trousers or a knee-length-or-
longer skirt. On top, choose any shirt that fully
covers your shoulders. A T-shirt, blouse or polo
is fine, while a tank top is not.
• + Currency
• - The currency of Thailand is Thai baht (THB ฿).
• 5. Education system
• Basic education in Thailand is divided into 6
years of primary schooling, (Prathama 1 to 6)
followed by 3 years of lower secondary
(Mattayom 1 to 3) and 3 years of upper
secondary schooling (Mattayom 4 to 6). In 2003,
compulsory education was extended to 9 years,
with all students expected to complete Mattayom
6.
• .Letters
• The Thai alphabet itself (as used to write Thai) has
44 consonant symbols (Thai: พยัญชนะ, phayanchana),
16 vowel symbols (Thai: สระ, Sara) that combine into
at least 32 vowel forms and four tone diacritics (Thai:
วรรณยุกต์ or วรรณยุต, wannayuk or wannayut) to
create characters mostly representing syllables.
• .Religious
• Most of the people in Thailand believes in
Buddhism.
Lao
LAO of map
∙ LAO is in southeastern Asia. It is bordered by Thailand and
Myanmar (Burma) to the west,
China to the north, Vietnam to the east, and Cambodia to the south.
LAO of flag
∙ LAO’s flag was adopted in December,
2, 1975 when it became a socialist state.
∙ The flag has three horizonal stripes. The middle stripe in blue between
at the top and bottom are red stripes. In the middle of blue is a white
circle.
∙ Climate of Lao
Attractive places
3.Political
The politics and government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
.
On 22 March 2021, the head of state is president Thongloun Sisoulith. He has been General Secretary of the Lao people’s Revolution
party , who serves as the de facto leader of Laos, since January 2021.
Thongloun Sisoulith
( Prime Minister of LAOS )
Born on 10 November 1945 in Houaphanh Province, LAOS Party (Lao people Revolutionary Party)
Economic
Lao economic model resembles the Chinese socialist market and/or Vietnamese socialist-oriented
market ...
4. Lifestyle and culture
Laos people prefer living in a community. Therefore, they formed villages which people keep a close
connection with their neighbors. Most of the villages
in Laos have no electricity and keep backward life together with a calm and steady rhythm.
Religion
People ethnic group
Festival of lao
∙ Lao New Year, also called Pi Mai or Songkran, is celebrated in Laos from April 14-16.
This festival is officially three days long, but it usually lasts a full week and includes huge water fights, where
people get doused with water and flour in the streets by strangers.
Food
Laos food culture is with fresh ingredients that include
vegetables, poultry (chicken, duck), pork, beef and water buffalo.
5. Education system
Brunei of map
∙ Brunei is located in southeastern Asia.
Brunei is bordered by the South China Sea and Malaysia to the south, east, and west.
Brunei of flag
∙ a yellow field (background) with two diagonal stripes, one black and one white, and a
3.Political
The Politics and government of Brunei
∙ Brunei take place in a framework of an absolute monarchy, by the head of state is the president.
∙ Hassanal Bolkiah is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei and the Prime
Minister of Brunei.
Hassanal Bolkiah
(Prime Minister of Brunei)
Lifestyle of Brunei has colorful with history and heritage of tradition. And the Islam is the
part of culture in Brunei. Brunei of prosperity by of own resource in the country. People in
Brunei are very polite and good mannered.
Currency of Brunei
Festival of Brunei
Brunei’s festivals are religiously oriented, and there are also holidays that commemorate important historical events.
The First Day of Hijrah, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad , and Chinese don’t have fixed dates. Other
celebrations like the National Day and the Sultan’s Birthday have fixed New Year dates.
Food Traditional
5. Education System
Education in Brunei is provided or regulated by the Government of Brunei through the Ministry of Education and
the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The former manages most of the government and private schools in the country
whereas the latter specifically administers government schools which provide the ugama or Islamic
religious education.
Myanmar
Myanmar of map
∙ Myanmar country, located in the western portion of mainland Southeast Asia.
Myanmar’s country bordered by China to the north and northeast, Laos to the east, Thailand
to the southeast, the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal to the south and southwest, Bangladesh
to the west, and India to the northwest.
Myanmar of flag
∙ The current flag of Myanmar was adopted on 21 October 2010 to replace the former flag in use
since 1974.
∙ The design of the flag has three horizontal stripes of yellow, green and red with a five pointed white
star in the middle. The three colours of the stripes are meant to symbolise solidarity, peace, and
courage and decisiveness, respectively.
Climate of Myanmar
∙ The climate of Myanmar varies depending
on location and in the highlands, on
elevation.
The climate in Myanmar there are cool dry
and wet that was mutating by the season in
the year.
∙ Myanmar average temperature ranges from 22 degrees
Celsius to 27 degrees Celsius year-round. There are three
distinct seasons in Myanmar: The cold and dry season in
November to February, and a rainy season from May to
October.
Attractive place in Myanmar
2.History with ASEAN]
Myanmar is part of the ASEAN was joined with ASEAN on 23, July 1997.
3.Political
Myanmar operates de jure as a unitary assembly independent republic under its 2008 constitution.
4. Lifestyle
Myanmar people are hospitable and warm hearted. The most of population is
Buddhists.
Some of population are living in the rural area and living from agriculture. They
have simple and ordinary lifestyle.
Traditional Myanmar customs
Currency of Myanmar
Myanmar Consonants
Religion
Festival of Myanmar
Burmese New Year Water Festival call Thinyan and it usually falls around April. A Buddhist
festival celebrated over a period of four to five days and culminating in the New Year.
Traditional food
5. Education system
Philippines of map
∙ The archipelago lies to the east of the South China Sea and west of the
Philippine Sea and the western Pacific Ocean.
Philippines of flag
The Philippine national flag has a rectangular design that consists of
a white equilateral triangle, symbolizing liberty, equality and fraternity; a horizontal
blue stripe for peace, truth, and justice; and a horizontal red stripe for patriotism .
Climate of Philippines
∙ The Philippines climate is the tropical and maritime. That was high
humidity rainfall, cool and warm in the year.
Rodrigo Duterte
Party (PDP–Laban)
Economic
The economy of the Philippines is the world's 29th largest economy by nominal GDP according
to the International Monetary Fund 2020 and the 13th largest economy in Asia. The Philippines
is one of the emerging markets and the 3rd highest in Southeast Asia by GDP nominal after
Thailand and Indonesia.
4. Lifestyle
Philippines is the one of the Southeast Asian countries, its strong influence of
other Asian countries on it and this influence can be easily spotted in the way
people live and how conduct themselves.
Currency of Philippines
Philippines
Consonants
Festival in Philippines
The Philippines has lot of festival there are Sinulog Festival , Ati-Atihan Festival , Dinagyang Festival , Pahiyas
Festival ,. Panagbenga Festival , Lechon Festival , Kadayawan Festival , and . MassKara Festival.
Traditional Food
5.Education System
The Philippines students' study with the Development of Education from the small level to the high
level. In the Philippines is provided by public and private
schools, colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions in the country.
Vietnam
∙ The average annual temperature is 21 to 23 °C. During winter, mean temperatures can fall below 20 °C.
Attractive places
3.Political
Vietnam is a one-party socialist republic. The current Vietnamese state traces its direct lineage back to the Democratic Republic of
Vietnam.
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc is a President of Vietnam country he was born on 20 July 1954. His Party is
Communist Party of Vietnam.
Economic
Vietnam economic is a socialist oriented market economic that it was
largest in the world as measured by nominal gross domestic product and
by purchasing power party.
4. Lifestyle
Vietnamese lifestyle is about people varies from region to region and between the young
and old generation. There are some aspects of life remaining unchanged.
Currency of Vietnam
Vietnam consonants
Festival in Vietnam
∙ Vietnam Lunar or Lunar New Year is the most important festival in Vietnam that was
celebration in Vietnamese culture every year.
Tradition food of Vietnam
5. Education
Education in Vietnam is a state-run system of public of, and private education run by the Ministry of Education. The
education of five year of primary education , four years of intermediate education and three years of secondary
education. The main -education goal in Vietnam is Improving people’s general knowledge.
References
• www.ASEANcountry.com
• www.google.com
• channelnewsian.com