Suharto, Hussein Onn, Rajaratnam: A history of the Asean Summit in pictures

Feb 22, 1976: Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn (left) and Indonesian President Suharto in jovial mood after the welcoming ceremony in Bali, Indonesia. Datuk Hussein Hussein was attending the Asean Summit Conference.

Feb 25, 1976: President Suharto of Indonesia sending off Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn (wearing garland) at the Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, Indonesia. Hussein was in Bali to attend the Asean Summit Conference.

Feb 23, 1976: Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn addressing the opening session of the Asean Summit Meeting in Bali, Indonesia.

Aug 4, 1977: President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines takes a quick glance at his watch on entering the Nirwana Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel together with President Suharto of Indonesia for the historic Second Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The two presidents entered the conference hall first, followed by Tun Hussein Onn, Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew and Thai prime minister Tanin Kraivixien.

Aug 4, 1977: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister S. Rajaratnam discussing a matter with a member of his delegation before the opening ceremony of the Asean Summit Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

July 27, 1977: A group on the 'kuda kepang' following the Asean Summit delegates. On the sidewalk, schoolgirls stand holding 'bunga manggar' and members of the various 'silat' organisations standing at attention.

Aug 8, 1977: Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Hussein Onn (right) bidding farewell to the Prime Minister of Thailand, Thanin Kraivixien, who attended the Asean Summit Conference and the Asean Heads of Government Meeting with the Heads of Government of Australia, Japan and New Zealand in Kuala Lumpur, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Subang, Selangor.

July 31, 1977: The Singapore Foreign Minister S. Rajaratnam (right) being greeted by the Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen upon his arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to attend the Asean Summit Conference.

Kuala Lumpur is set to host the Asean Summit for the third time in its history. With world leaders, including US president Barack Obama set to attend the proceedings, the NST takes a walk down memory lane with iconic leaders of the past.

Suharto, Hussein Onn, Rajaratnam: A history of the Asean Summit in pictures

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