Phetmany Xaychaleune

AAS PhD Scholar at the University of Queensland. Member of Chevening Alumni Group. All views are personal. RTs doesn’t mean endorsement.

[Phetmany Xaychaleune @mlan_phet]

💦 ສະບາຍດີປີໃໝ່ລາວ ໃຫ້ທຸກທ່ານມີຄວາມສຸກຕະຕອດປີ ໂຊກດີຕະຫຼອດໄປເນີ 💦
💦 Happiest new year to all Lao, Burmese, Khmer and Thai friends! May this new year bring you and your family happiness, good health and prosperity 💦

[Phetmany Xaychaleune @mlan_phet]

Congratulations Timor-Leste!

[ASEAN @ASEAN]

In a historic occasion for the region, the Signing of the Declaration on the Admission of Timor-Leste into ASEAN took place at the Opening Ceremony of the 47th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, held on 26 October 2025. The Declaration was signed by ASEAN Leaders together with the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, marking the ASEAN Leaders’ consent to accept Timor-Leste as the 11th Member State of ASEAN. This achievement is the result of years of close cooperation between ASEAN and Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste officially applied for ASEAN membership in 2011. In 2022, ASEAN Leaders agreed in principle to admit Timor-Leste as a Member State, granting it Observer Status in ASEAN meetings. This was followed by the adoption of the Roadmap for Timor-Leste’s Full Membership in 2023, which guided its preparations to meet ASEAN’s membership criteria, including accession to ASEAN legal instruments and participation in meetings across all three ASEAN Community pillars. Today’s ceremony represents the culmination of this dedicated journey and ASEAN’s collective support in welcoming Timor-Leste into the ASEAN family.

[Phetmany Xaychaleune @mlan_phet]

Great to have our RD and a colleague from the Bangkok office with us to attend the #AIPA45 hosted by Lao PDR

[Matthew Hedges @MatthewHedges]

Lovely to be back in Laos with great colleagues for #AIPA45

[Phetmany Xaychaleune @mlan_phet]

🚨🚨Be cautious and prepared, Vientianers! Water level keeps rising, some parts of the capital will be flooded especially between 13-17 September when it hits flood level!

[MRC @MRCMekong]

While the main parts of Vientiane capital are protected by embankment & will not overflow, low-lying areas without bank protection will potentially 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟯 𝗦𝗲𝗽t.
https://t.co/hNsoqVqTfs

[Franklin De Vrieze @FranklinDVrieze]

Call to climate and environmental policy makers, researchers and parliamentarians.
Here is a brand new resource on post-legislative scrutiny of environmental and climate legislation.
@AgoraParl @psa_parl @PSAEnvironment @InterParesEU @NDIgov @WFD_Indonesia @SPICe_Research

[The Laotian Times @LaotianTimes]

Inflation in June rose to 26.2 percent amidst a positive economic growth trend.

Read more: https://t.co/S3sLgMKVAM

[Sujiro Seam 🇪🇺 @sujiseam]

I attended the @aipasecretariat Roundtable on Advancing Women's Political Participation and Leadership in #ASEAN because, just like you don't have to be a tree to fight for the forest, you don't have to be a woman to fight for gender equality.

[WFD Laos @WFD_Laos]

ໂຊກດີປີໃໝ່ ພສ 2567! Sok Di Pi Mai Lao!

[Phetmany Xaychaleune @mlan_phet]

“When women take part in politics, the whole of society benefits” #IWD2024

[WFD Laos @WFD_Laos]

To jointly celebrate #IWD2024 with @WFD_Democracy Director of Gender Studies Center #NOUL Mrs. Champathong Phochanthilat, kindly send an inspiring message to all young women, encouraging them to be good leaders.

[WFD Laos @WFD_Laos]

#WAIPA 2024 events in #LaoPDR theme “Fostering Gender-Responsive Parliaments for a Resilient, Connected, and Inclusive #ASEAN Community” brought women MPs across ASEAN to discuss collaborative effort in enhancing women’s political leadership and participation in the region. #WPL

[Phetmany Xaychaleune @mlan_phet]

Thanks everyone & everything 4 being part of my 2023 journey. It’s been another great year ~ enjoyed every wave I rode throughout. ຍອມຮັບໃນສິ່ງທີ່ມີ, ຍິນດີໃນສິ່ງທີ່ໄດ້, ທຳໃຈກັບສິ່ງທີ່ຈາກໄປ, ແລະ ເປີດໃຈລໍຮັບໃນສິ່ງທີ່ຈະເຂົ້າມາ. Now ready for an even more blissed and blessed 2024 💕

[Catherine Phuong @CatherinePhuong]

Thanks so much to @MTherer @UNDPLaoPDR for a lovely farewell party last night - I had an amazing 3 years in Laos 🇱🇦 - the country needs a strong UNDP now more than ever & I’m sure that the office will continue great support to the Gvt & people of Laos

[Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) @WFD_Democracy]

Recently, WFD partnered with Indonesian House of Representatives @DPR_RI and @aipasecretariat to host a luncheon for women parliamentarians and their male allies. Watch the highlights of the event, as well as our Coalition for Change meeting on women's political participation. 👇

[Chevening Awards🇬🇧 @CheveningFCDO]

🔴 Applications for #Chevening are now open! 💥

Study at a top UK university, embark on a tailored scholarship experience, and join a global leadership network for life.

Apply by 7 November: https://t.co/s3oGwU33At

#ChooseChevening

[Asia Centre @asiacentre_org]

@WFD_Democracy , one of the panel partners in Asia Centre's 8th International Conference on ‘Democracy and elections in Asia’, will convene a panel titled ‘Money in Politics: International Research and Experiences across Asia',

[WFD Thailand @WFD_Thailand]

At 44th AIPA, it was an honour for @WFD_Democracy to cohost a lunch reception with DPR RI and support women leaders and decision makers across ASEAN countries to share and discuss the opportunities to increase women’s participation in politics across the region.

[ASEAN @ASEAN]

ASEAN turns 56! 🤩

Today, we celebrate the anniversary of ASEAN and its tremendous progress in building a stable, peaceful, and dynamic region.

🔜 Tune in at 10 AM and join the celebration LIVE at: https://t.co/s3NgFKdN3p

Happy ASEAN Day! 🥳

#ASEAN56 #EpicentrumofGrowth

[Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) @WFD_Democracy]

5000 people...
58 programmes...
60 countries and territories...
150 publications...

In 2022-2023, WFD kept striving towards a world in which freedom and democracy thrive for the 30th year running.

Discover our latest annual report at https://t.co/LJ5PhPH38J.

#30YearsOfImpact

[Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) @WFD_Democracy]

📢The 2023 Women Leadership Programme (WLP) has officially kicked off today in Kigali, Rwanda!

The WLP -- organised by WFD's Multi-Party Office, @FNFreiheit, @D66, and @LibDems -- helps strengthen the leadership skills of women MPs within the @AfricanLiberals network (ALN).

[Phetmany Xaychaleune @mlan_phet]

Register via the link and QR code below to join us on 14 July 2023 and learn more about gender quota implementation in political participation and election in Indonesia. #ASEANWPL

[WFD Indonesia @WFD_Indonesia]

Join us for the 2nd ASEAN WPL virtual peer learning forum—this time focusing on the lessons learnt from affirmative action policy implementation in Indonesia elections and political parties.

Scan the QR code in the poster 👇or click: https://t.co/m51ssaPH83 to register.