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 24th. This summary is focused more on events happening in Malaysia.
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
https://twitter.com/Khairykj/status/591465585260630017
What does ASEAN mean to you? #ASEANSummit @ASEAN
— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) April 24, 2015
Cadangan penubuhan pasukan pengaman Asean, bagi menangani ancaman militan IS, kini sedang diperhalusi Malaysia
— Barisan Nasional (@barisanasional) April 24, 2015
11. Di kawasan asean pengaruh RRC makin menguat. Pilpres 2014 di Indonesia mengukuhkan hegemoni RRC di Asean. Pertanyaan : baik atau buruk?
— Ki Semar (@TM2000Semar) April 23, 2015
Good Q: Will #asean take a political stand & adopt bandung principles to counter globalised exploitation of migrant workers? #aseanpeople
— jac smk (@jhybe) April 24, 2015
Blueprint is silent on women & migrant workers. What can be the commitment in the ASEAN that goes beyond the lowest standard? #ASEANPeople
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
the AEC do not address migrant worker, free flow of worker applies only to skilled labour, reeality vs design- DrSeree #AseanPeople
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
Recurring theme at #aseanpeople plenary – biz want cheap labor but no protection. #AEC only covers free movement of 'skilled workers'
— IWRAW Asia Pacific (@IWRAW_AP) April 24, 2015
Lestari highlights fact that many migrants are facing death row in many #asean countries because they dont understand the law. #aseanpeople
— jac smk (@jhybe) April 24, 2015
Nanti jam 13 WIB, APF 2015 di #KualaLumpur bahas Hukuman Mati. No Death Penalty in ASEAN! @KontraS @tunggalp @aseanpf @apfindo #aseanpeople
— Mugiyanto (@yantomugi) April 23, 2015
Top Media
#AseanPeople reaching KLCC pic.twitter.com/YmFior4qcj
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
เวทีภาคประชาชนอาเซียนเริ่มร้อนแรง เมื่อภาคประชาชนชาวลาวเรียกร้องการหายตัวของสมบัด สมพอนและประชาธิปไตยในลาว #APF2015 pic.twitter.com/fqYI7MtrxB
— Maneenat Onpanna (@maneenat_TPBS) April 24, 2015
#APF2015 closing ceremony. It's been a wonderful week of solidarity & people power #aseanpeople #peoplepower pic.twitter.com/8faPRztoNd
— IWRAW Asia Pacific (@IWRAW_AP) April 24, 2015
Southeast Asian leaders urged to act on #Burma’s #Rohingya crisis http://t.co/STrxu4xlOb #Myanmar #ASEAN pic.twitter.com/dtsSk2GUQR
— Asian Correspondent (@AsCorrespondent) April 23, 2015
Human rights not for sale! ASEAN not for sale! TPP go away! #stopTPP protest. #ASEANPeople @AseanPF pic.twitter.com/7M7JQl2IUL
— Ezrena Marwan (@ezrenahussain) April 24, 2015
"Asean perlu menolak fahaman ektremisme jika mahu kekal sebagai rantau yang aman & damai" –@NajibRazak pic.twitter.com/aNtG3ETG4s
— Barisan Nasional (@barisanasional) April 24, 2015
Maybank PCEO awarded CEO of the Year at the ASEAN Business Awards Malaysia 2015! pic.twitter.com/02UCxDZFd7
— Maybank (@MyMaybank) April 24, 2015
Petisyen Rakyat Bebaskan Anwar di ASEAN People's Forum hari ini. @n_izzah @anwaribrahim @drwanazizah @KEADILAN pic.twitter.com/oYHAs12vyj
— Bebas Anwar (@1JutaBebasAnwar) April 23, 2015
#FOEAsean on the move! #AseanPeople pic.twitter.com/Y5IjkpkYrU
— EMPOWER (@empowermalaysia) April 24, 2015
We'll continue to fight for Right to Freedom of Expression in #ASEAN #ASEANPeople #FoEAsean #KualaLumpur pic.twitter.com/VvVQtapW5G
— Nica Dumlao (@nicadoom) April 24, 2015
Burmese youth leaders calling for release of students who were imprisoned bec of EducLaw protest #ASEANPeople pic.twitter.com/KzBdeGaamV
— Nica Dumlao (@nicadoom) April 24, 2015
#India Inaugurates Its Mission to #ASEAN in Jakarta. http://t.co/LOMAHMy7hZ pic.twitter.com/utsaxkxRiw
— ASEAN (@ASEAN) April 24, 2015
ASEAN ASEAN PEOPLE,
We Want, We Want Our Rights,
ASEAN ASEAN PEOPLE,
We Want, We Want Our Rights,
ASEAN ASEAN ASEAN pic.twitter.com/cgEwQ1UnJQ
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
#AseanPeople reaching Jln Sultan Ismail pic.twitter.com/3608RNsavC
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
First ever ASEAN walk in Malaysia #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/EqekkO34n4
— Yu Ren Chung (@renchung) April 24, 2015
Too many activists, human rights defenders, and ordinary citizens still missing in #ASEAN #APF2015 #Disappearances pic.twitter.com/DdLkcx3LNN
— AG (@ag_fidh) April 24, 2015
Ikuti ulangan 'Mengukuhkan Komuniti Belia Rantau ASEAN' di @501Awani. Terima kasih Awani & @kamarulbahrin
@YouthASEAN pic.twitter.com/LQtiq58nod
— Raja Azraff (@azraffazmil) April 24, 2015
@ABSCBNNews Activists bring campaign to #SaveMaryJaneVeloso at ASEAN People's Forum n KL wd a tableau #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/ySIlHTUNut
— Rowena Paraan (@rowenaparaan) April 24, 2015
Indonesian NGO urges ASEAN solidarity to save Mary Jane Veloso from execution
http://t.co/4qQihs59a8 pic.twitter.com/ugI8vwjZkx
— Susan Metcalfe (@susanamet) April 24, 2015
Workshop on ASEAN Youth Forum at the @AseanPF today discussing on the Post 2015 Youth Agenda #KLAccord #YDeclaration pic.twitter.com/sPVYjIljlV
— Akademi Belia (@akademibelia) April 24, 2015
Hapoeningt now #AseanPeople march from conference venue pic.twitter.com/W7fcwPalNN
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
ASEAN ASEAN people
We want, we want our rights,
ASEAN asean people,
We want, we want our rights,
#AseanPeople pic.twitter.com/krfk4ITajN
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
Top 15 news websites in English from Southeast Asia http://t.co/Gg3W5riSoX #ASEAN #media @staronline @inquirerdotnet pic.twitter.com/x4YSljNmVp
— ASEAN UP (@ASEANUP) April 24, 2015
Will the @ASEAN Economic Community work with such diverse economies?Infographic: http://t.co/vadtoBOkmW pic.twitter.com/zFDKc5lxec
— BusinessWorld (@bworldph) April 24, 2015
#OrangAsal menentang penindasan. #ASEANpeople pic.twitter.com/85sTNainZJ
— EMPOWER (@empowermalaysia) April 24, 2015
Young women making change #aseanpeople #APF2015 #ACSC2015 #iwraw_ip pic.twitter.com/ANhycbwHsN
— November Rain (@NRain) April 24, 2015
Democracy Now! ภาพส่วนหนึ่งจากขบวนพาเหรด #aseanpeople กัวลาลัมเปอร์ มาเลเซีย (7) pic.twitter.com/R5Tl7nATZE
— เครือข่ายพลเมืองเน็ต (@thainetizen) April 24, 2015
Keeping the faith: a study of freedom of thought conscience & religion in @ASEAN. Session 49 #AseanPeople pic.twitter.com/3Ii2Kz1R4u
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
#AseanPeople and Timur leste in da house pic.twitter.com/f08JMP69zO
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
Mbk @AlissaWahid talking about religion tolerance in Indonesia now at #APF2015 keeping faith workshop #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/BxtbhxEKxy
— Lini Zurlia (@AyukLini) April 24, 2015
Indonesia AICHR rep: death penalty is violation of ASEAN members human rights obligations & right to life @AseanPF pic.twitter.com/DChwYKMciE
— Josef Benedict (@josefroy2) April 24, 2015
You know there's a problem when we lack the fundamental right to life. #doubleMYrights now! @AmnestyMy #APF2015 pic.twitter.com/JQetSVpGbD
— rchl (@rachelpriya) April 24, 2015
What's your work worth? Living wage now! Development justice. Session 12 #AseanPeople pic.twitter.com/cll7n0zkxX
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
At #APF2015, @shuimengng, @yantomugi, @EmerlynneGil, Angkhana Neelapaijit discuss enforced disappearances in #ASEAN pic.twitter.com/W5jsK2ueuM
— AG (@ag_fidh) April 24, 2015
#AseanPeople in Kuala Lumpur pic.twitter.com/530SBA2C9d
— ASEAN Peoples' Forum (@AseanPF) April 24, 2015
The evolving exhibition on #FOEAsean at @AseanPF 2015. @CIJ_Malaysia @SUARAMtweets #freedomofexpression pic.twitter.com/U4FRLugL9R
— EMPOWER (@empowermalaysia) April 24, 2015
Representative of Timor Leste speaking at the ASEAN Walk. Viva Timor Leste! #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/Miqh33CYlC
— EMPOWER (@empowermalaysia) April 24, 2015
Morning greeting from @amnesty this morning on the last day of the Asean Peoples' Forum. #ASEANPeople @AseanPF pic.twitter.com/2JJ6yR23JN
— Ezrena Marwan (@ezrenahussain) April 24, 2015
Add your protest poster at the NOC booth (No 1) & check out their Tree of Silence. #aseanpeople @AseanPF pic.twitter.com/TWqK73Lh4a
— Ezrena Marwan (@ezrenahussain) April 24, 2015
#aseanpeople gearing up for walk. This is what solidarity looks like! #PeoplePower pic.twitter.com/3owYvzdhaY
— IWRAW Asia Pacific (@IWRAW_AP) April 24, 2015
#stoptpp in #asean campaign @PANAsiaPacific @apwld #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/9eQiSz1VhY
— IWRAW Asia Pacific (@IWRAW_AP) April 24, 2015
Protest against companies building dams along Mekong river, affecting environment & communities. #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/DELT85NnZE
— jac smk (@jhybe) April 24, 2015
Post #aseanpeople march – from ending violence, to saving mangroves,to freedom for burma students to freedom of voice pic.twitter.com/TuheanoDVT
— jac smk (@jhybe) April 24, 2015
Plenary Session #4: Making AEC People-Responsive – Q&A #aseanpeople #APF2015 #ACSC2015 #migration pic.twitter.com/6Wn8vAs5MT
— November Rain (@NRain) April 24, 2015
70 % of food we consume globally comes from small scale farmers – UN FAO report. #agriapf2015 #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/XTDSton0B0
— PAN Asia Pacific (@PANAsiaPacific) April 24, 2015
Jurdi Say hopes for a network to build solidarity among farmers in the region. #agriapf2015 #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/CaO1ySgKNX
— PAN Asia Pacific (@PANAsiaPacific) April 24, 2015
@AseanPF #peopleNot4Sale #SEANot4Sale #ASEANNot4Sale #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/Jr9kMfZgrP
— Soe Aung (@soeaung) April 24, 2015
#Patani youths campaign for 'self determination of Patani' in #APF2015 #WhereIsPataniInASEAN #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/sduJd6Z9cr
— Szeming (@szeming87) April 24, 2015
Some of the APF 2015 media committee members! (A few missing members) #aseanpeople pic.twitter.com/NJJDjEvu5K
— Yu Ren Chung (@renchung) April 24, 2015
Twitter Community
This network graph shows how users tweeting about ASEAN (and related events) were connected to each other on April 24th 2015 (UTC +8). There are 2,719 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 25 users were:
