International Convention Centre, Brunei Darussalam 10 October 2013 Brunei Darussalam’s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) officially ended when His Majesty the Sultan turned over the chairman’s gavel to President U Thein Sein of The Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Myanmar assumes the ASEAN chairmanship in 2014 for the first time continue reading : Closing Ceremony and Handover of the ASEAN Chairmanship to Myanmar