ASEAN member states remain diverse in
terms of their political characteristics
• Thailand and the Philippines are still consolidate democracy. struggling to
• gHiivgehn hwoapye st of ocro Mncyearnnsm aabro'us tt rsatangsintaiotino nto a dnedm uoncfrualcfiyll heda ve promises.
• eMxaamlapylseisa oafn sdo fSti-naugtahpoorritea rcioanntiisnmu.e to provide successful
• Vietnam and Laos are Socialist states.
• hCaarmdlyb oad diaem, wohcricahcy c. ontinues to exercise one-man rule, is
• Brunei Darussalam is a sultanate.
• dOenmlyo cInradcoyn iens itahec oreugldio bne. considered a more stable