From the 24th – 28th of April 2015, Malaysia will be hosting the 26th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi. In the week leading up to the summit, a number of ASEAN-related events are being held in Malaysia. We have been tracking keywords and hashtags associated with ASEAN and prepared a summary of the most-shared content and most popular users on Twitter for April 22nd.
For details about the ASEAN People’s Forum (APF) programmes please visit http://aseanpeople.org/.
For news coverage of APF please visit https://www.facebook.com/DurianAsean. A list of popular Twitter users is available at the end of this post.
Top Mentions
Many ASEAN countries are controlled by oligarchs & they control democracy #tyrannyofmajority #apftownhall
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 22, 2015
ASEAN needs to get more official out online to better inform people abt regional developments. #transparency #aseanpeople #FOEASEAN
— SEAPA (@seapabkk) April 22, 2015
2 parliamentarians: noninterference and consensus are biggest weaknesses of #ASEAN. #aseanpeople
— SEAPA (@seapabkk) April 22, 2015
"We are called Orang Asal or Original Ppl but we feel like outsiders in our own land." SabariahYusri, BeliaJaringanOrangAsal #aseanpeople
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 22, 2015
2 rights defenders highlight lack of attention on #environment & people with disabilities in asean #APFtownhall #inclusivity
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 22, 2015
"Patriarchy creates women as half human"- Carla from #Indonesia speaking truth at the women's forum. #ASEANWomenSpeak @AseanPF
— IWRAW Asia Pacific (@IWRAW_AP) April 22, 2015
@mpklang ASEAN non-interference is selective and opportunistic. When it's about Rohingya it gets raised. Dropped for business interests.
— Yin Shao Loong (@yinshaoloong) April 22, 2015
Key insight from workshop today: civil society in #ASEAN are excluded from ICT agendas & implementation – time for change #aseanpeople
— CIJ Malaysia (@CIJ_Malaysia) April 22, 2015
In Cambodia, women are subjected to stereotypes where society expect them to carry on multiple burden of family. #aseanpeople #womensforum
— Philwomen on ASEAN (@PhilwomenASEAN) April 22, 2015
can't define ASEAN as a harmonious community w/o accepting differences + regional multiculturalism #apftownhall
— Dhiyanah H (@AfraidofWords) April 22, 2015
"We in ASEAN should focus on free and fair elections. Perhaps we should set up an ASEAN election tribunal."
— freedah! (@frida_ab) April 22, 2015
Statement on intolerance in Myanmar is apparent departure from ASEAN mantra of non-interference in neighbors’ internal affairs.
— Thomas Fuller (@thomasfullerNYT) April 22, 2015
#Burma: Ethnic cleansing of Rohingya is a regional issue; #ASEAN member states cannot invoke the non-interference principle, says @mpklang
— AG (@ag_fidh) April 22, 2015
Digital, human rights literacy sorely needed to address problem of violence against online #FOEASEAN #aseanpeople
— SEAPA (@seapabkk) April 22, 2015
ASEAN's non-interference policy & consensus building are stumbling blocks in ensuring women's rights and children's rights #APF2015
— ARROW (@ARROW_Women) April 22, 2015
Top Media
#aseanpeople coming together for #WomensRights at the first ever ASEAN women's forum. #ASEANWomenSpeak pic.twitter.com/8PGqPcqeIN
— IWRAW Asia Pacific (@IWRAW_AP) April 22, 2015
Campaign to return Sombath Somphone #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/v9K8lyLYLh
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 22, 2015
APF2015 kicks off!Happening now: ASEAN Women's Forum @apwld @womensaidorg @IWRAW_AP & SEA Women's Caucus #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/JN2hRf1HbP
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 22, 2015
Shanthi Dairiam of @IWRAW_AP what advocacy can @AseanPF take to break the non interference stance. #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/zycdKyeSIz
— Ivy Josiah (@ivyjosiah) April 22, 2015
"What have Malaysians done to deserve such oppression?" – @Ambiga_S #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/qg9BxoxSaU
— Yu Ren Chung (@renchung) April 22, 2015
On the panel at ASEAN Civil Society Conference at Wisma MCA KL. Theme Reclaiming ASEAN Community for the people pic.twitter.com/vbVWR77cJe
— Nur Jazlan (@NurJazlan) April 22, 2015
Great turnout at the ASEAN Women's Forum! First event at APF2015 #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/dsVHEgR6fJ
— Yu Ren Chung (@renchung) April 22, 2015
Women are sending their messages to @ASEAN! End violence, commit to #SRHR & #livingwage, #developmentjustice ! pic.twitter.com/F8Ny1KQy7C
— APWLD (@apwld) April 22, 2015
Parliamentarians presenting their views on ASEAN #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/BSVzvfiW7Y
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 22, 2015
Setting up the #FOEAsean exhibition. @SUARAMtweets let's have some of your posters! @CIJ_Malaysia #AseanPeople pic.twitter.com/WfLTrOZpfY
— EMPOWER (@empowermalaysia) April 22, 2015
Full house @ the Internet Rights session this morning @ APF2015! Follow @AseanPF & #ASEANpeople for updates. pic.twitter.com/1wHRUgw5do
— Ezrena Marwan (@ezrenahussain) April 22, 2015
@womensaidorg women at first Asean Women Forum at @AseanPF #aseanpeople @apwld @IWRAW_AP @ARROW_Women pic.twitter.com/y2kEpo4xBb
— Ivy Josiah (@ivyjosiah) April 22, 2015
Townhall meet bet Parliamentarians n regional NGOs in conjunction w Asean Pple forum.Reps from Asean govts,academics. pic.twitter.com/g1Wmy0QeG7
— Charles Santiago (@mpklang) April 22, 2015
Parade of #ASEANPeople flags, including Timor Leste. This is the real ASEAN Community – inclusive, diverse, powerful pic.twitter.com/jB5g3wCKGF
— Nica Dumlao (@nicadoom) April 22, 2015
Vandals target#Vietnam #HumanRights displays at #aseanpeople Forum #APF2015 by @BoatPeopleSOS & @fidh_en @AseanPF pic.twitter.com/MEBIjkWZ9J
— Debbie Stothard (@DebbieStot) April 22, 2015
Over 400 civil society reps at the first ever #ASEAN Women's Forum. Great turn out #APF2015 pic.twitter.com/70tY0KcuJc
— Dhivya Kanaga (@dhivkanaga) April 22, 2015
DurianASEAN will be moderating this sensitive and controversial forum. Do check it out! #APF2015 pic.twitter.com/ExjxXpmxDC
— DurianASEAN (@DurianASEAN) April 21, 2015
Indigenous peoples are often treated like a charity case #aseanpeople #orangasli pic.twitter.com/xROwkzRxka
— JCP (@jcptwinkle) April 22, 2015
We call on our governments to put women's rights at the center. #ASEAN is for the people, not corporations. pic.twitter.com/aUPwlI1InD
— Joms Salvador (@jomsgab) April 22, 2015
Talk show in ASEAN Women's Forum with speakers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines& Thailand #aseanpeople @AseanPF pic.twitter.com/PpvX9ovsmy
— Philwomen on ASEAN (@PhilwomenASEAN) April 22, 2015
Some serious work getting done in the Media Centre at APF 2015 #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/WWc7TYTARi
— Yu Ren Chung (@renchung) April 22, 2015
the opening started with @Ambiga_S addressing the forum @AseanPF @AmnestyMy @shaminiamnesty pic.twitter.com/NO8pTQNSbM
— Gwen Lee (@GwenBlaBlar) April 22, 2015
If youre at the #APF2015, come and check out APWLD'S booth at the exhibition space. pic.twitter.com/av01PCUvOY
— APWLD (@apwld) April 22, 2015
World Cafe happening right now @ Internet Rights session. Clusters representing diff issues. #ASEANpeople #FOEasean pic.twitter.com/JS6A9bmwR6
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 22, 2015
Parliamentarians share thoughts on policies on non-interference and consensus of the ASEAN. #ASEANPeople #APFTownHall pic.twitter.com/6I9fig7A0z
— Gomer Padong (@gomerpadong) April 22, 2015
Discussing strategies to get the Youth involved in #InternetRights & Governance issues in #ASEAN #ASEANPeople pic.twitter.com/pwScC0XUqu
— Nica Dumlao (@nicadoom) April 22, 2015
My note from #APFTownhall. ASEAN MPs for human rights call for non-interfere principle to be reviewed. #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/RI6Ig6oBmY
— Shazeera Zawawi (@shazyra) April 22, 2015
Women from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia & Philippines reflect about progress of women's rights in the ASEAN #APF2015 pic.twitter.com/QXT1fFWb5H
— ARROW (@ARROW_Women) April 22, 2015
Internet Rights & Governance in the ASEAN region happening right now! #aseanpeople #FOEasean pic.twitter.com/kpLDFucBd0
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 22, 2015
Packed auditorium for the dialogue with ASEAN Parliamentarians #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/PmzRWxe4Nb
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 22, 2015
I support independent CSOS of vietnam #notagongo @apfindo #aseanpeople @suarapkbi pic.twitter.com/a7JkUTHuTH
— Ryan A. Syakur (@botaxryan) April 22, 2015
Happening now: @ivyjosiah opening the @AseanPF #women's forum pic.twitter.com/QXOjWn7vtu
— Women's Aid Org (@womensaidorg) April 22, 2015
Please return them safely! @apfindo #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/H0LPwWTCau
— PKBI (@suarapkbi) April 22, 2015
Q&A at the first ASEAN Women's Forum happening now #APF2015 pic.twitter.com/Kq4rrb43C4
— ARROW (@ARROW_Women) April 22, 2015
First ASEAN Women's Forum participants #APF2015 pic.twitter.com/t8EjrVDXEC
— ARROW (@ARROW_Women) April 22, 2015
Twitter Community
This network graph shows how users tweeting about ASEAN (and related events) were connected to each other on April 22nd 2015 (UTC +8). There are 3,666 users in this network.
Each user is represented as a node (circle) that is sized based on the number of tweets they sent to other users, and retweets of their own tweets. Large nodes are users who generated content that was shared and drew attention from other users. The nodes are also coloured based on a popularity scale from blue (low) to yellow, orange, red and purple (high). Nodes are connected to each other if they tweet to each other or retweet each other. Repeated interactions between users are represented as thicker lines.
Ranked by popularity, the top 20 users were:
