On November 7, 2025, ASEAN-UK Young Leaders Initiative team met with Her Excellency Helen Fazey, the UK Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the UK Mission to ASEAN, based in Jakarta. During the meeting, Ambassador Fazey warmly welcomed the group for their active involvement in promoting ASEAN-UK relations. Mr. Vanndasambath then introduced the project to Ambassador Fazey, explaining that ASEAN-UK YLI aims to strengthen relations through youth diplomacy, dialogue,...

On October 15, 2025, the ASEAN-UK Young Leaders Initiative team met with Deputy Head of Mission, Ms Abigail Fryer, at the British Embassy in Cambodia. During this meeting, we discussed the progress of the ASEAN-UK YLI in its efforts to connect, promote, and advance the partnership between ASEAN and the UK, as well as to strengthen the relations between Cambodia and the UK.  We are also providing updates on our ongoing activities for this year, including our partnership with BritCham Cambodia...

To mark the milestone of the Platinum Jubilee between Laos and the UK, on October 10, 2025, the ASEAN-UK Young Leaders Initiative hosted an online special sharing session on “Laos-UK Relationship at 70: Retrospective and Progress,” with Mr Thavone Singharaj, Deputy Head of Mission at the Laos Embassy in London. During the sharing session, Deputy Head of Mission, Mr Singharaj, began by recognising the 70th anniversary, noting that official relations were established in September 1955 and...