Asean now more professional and sophisticated; next step is to enforce decisions: Ex-Asean Sec-Gen

The next frontier for Asean is to find a way to enforce its decisions on errant members, says Ambassador Ong Keng Yong. - LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE: The next frontier for Asean is to find a way for the organisation to enforce its decisions on errant members, said its former secretary-general, Ambassador Ong Keng Yong.

Ong, who is currently executive deputy chairman at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), was Asean’s secretary-general from 2003 to 2007.