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From Road Closures to School Disruptions: Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming ASEAN Summit 2025
This May 26 to 27, 2025, the ASEAN Summit will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
According to NST, around 20,000 attendees—including heads of state, delegates, and officials from member countries, as well as dialogue partners such as China and the Gulf nations—are expected to gather to discuss major economic and regional issues.
With the ASEAN Summit 2025 just around the corner, many are wondering how it might impact daily life in and around Kuala Lumpur. From traffic diversions to school closures, here’s everything you need to know about the event—and how it could affect you.
Which countries are members of ASEAN?
Image Credit: StratforIn case you're wondering which and how many countries are part of ASEAN, we've got you covered.
Here is the list of ASEAN member states and their commencement dates:
- Brunei Darussalam - Commencement date: January 7, 1984
- Cambodia - Commencement date: April 30, 1999
- Indonesia - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
- Lao PDR - Commencement date: July 23, 1997
- Malaysia - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
- Myanmar - Commencement date: July 23, 1997
- Philippines - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
- Singapore - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
- Thailand - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
- Vietnam - Commencement date: July 28, 1995
List of affected major roads and expressways
Given the scale of the event, it's no surprise that several roads will be closed or diverted.
Image Credit: NSTAccording to Malay Mail, Bukit Aman’s Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department Commissioner Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri announced that 789 officers will be deployed for duties such as escorting VIP motorcades and managing expected traffic congestion.
A dry run is scheduled for May 21 and 22, 2025.
Affected roads and closure timings:
May 23–26 (from 7 am, intermittent arrivals):
- KLIA Expressway
- ELITE Highway (KLIA – Putrajaya)
- NKVE Highway (Subang – Jalan Duta)
- Guthrie Corridor Expressway
- North-South Expressway (Sg Buloh – Jalan Duta)
- MEX Highway
- KL-Seremban Highway (Sg Besi – City Centre)
- Putrajaya Ring Road
- Jalan Istana
- Jalan Damansara
- Jalan Tun Razak
- Jalan Ampang
- Jalan Sultan Ismail
- Jalan Bukit Bintang
- Jalan Imbi
- Jalan Parlimen
- Jalan Kuching
May 26 (8 am, 5:30 pm & 7 pm until completion):
- Jalan Ampang / Jalan P. Ramlee junction
- Jalan Sultan Ismail / Jalan P. Ramlee junction
- Jalan Perak / Jalan P. Ramlee junction
- Jalan Perak / Jalan Pinang junction
- Jalan Stonor / Jalan Kia Peng junction
- Jalan Stonor / Persiaran KLCC junction
May 27:
8:00 am – 10:30 am
Same junctions as May 26
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
- Entire stretch of Jalan Tun Razak
- Jalan Mahameru
- Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
- Entire stretch of Jalan Parlimen / Jalan Kuching
- Jalan Sultan Ismail and related junctions
May 28 (from 8 am):
Same roads as May 23–26
Schools switching to online classes
Image Credit: The Malaysian ReserveMeanwhile, here is the list of 71 schools that has been given approval to implement online classes from May 26 to 28, 2025:
Kuala Lumpur:
- SMK Convent Bukit Nanas
- SMK Puteri Wilayah
- SMK Padang Tembak
- SMK Puteri Ampang
- SMK Seri Ampang
- SMK Puteri Titiwangsa
- SMK Seri Titiwangsa
- St John Institution
- SK Convent 1 and 2 Bukit Nanas
- SK St John 1
- SJKC Nan Kai
- SK Kampung Bharu
- SK Special Education Kg Baharu
- SJKT Jalan Fletcher
- SK Jalan Kuantan 2
- SK Padang Tembak 1
- SK Padang Tembak 2
- SK Polis Depot
- SK Jalan Gurney 1
- SK Jalan Gurney 2
- SK Jalan Raja Muda
- SJKC Lai Meng
- SMK Maxwell
- SMK Kiaramas
- SJKT Appar
- SJKC Chung Kwok
- SK (L) Jalan Batu
- SK (P) Jalan Batu
- SK Special Education Jalan Batu
- SK Special Education Jalan Peel, Taman Maluri
- SK Kiaramas
- SMK (P) Bandaraya
- SMK (P) Jalan Pudu
- Methodist Girl's School
- SJKC Kuen Cheng 1
- SK Jalan Hang Tuan
- SK (P) Pudu
- SJKC Kun Min
- SK Jalan Pasar
- SK Dato Abu Bakar
- SK Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah
Selangor:
Featured Image Credit: The Malaysian Reserve, The Edge Malaysia, NST
- SK Lembah Subang
- SK Assunta (One)
- SK (L) Bukit Bintang (1)
- SK Methodist, Petaling Jaya
- SK Jalan Selangor (One)
- SK (2) Jalan Selangor
- SK Satu Sultan Alam Shah
- SK (2) Sultan Alam Shah
- SK Sungei Way
- SJK(T) Vivekananda
- SMK Sri Utama
- SMK Lembah Subang
- SMK Assunta
- SMK (L) Bukit Bintang
- Catholic High School
- SMK La Salle, Petaling Jaya
- SMK Sultan Abdul Samad
- SMK (P) Tmn Petaling
- SK RMAF Subang
- SK Taman Tun Dr Ismail Jaya
- SK Bukit Jelutong
- SMK Taman Tun Dr Ismail Jaya
- SMK Shah Alam
- SMK Bukit Jelutong
- SK Cyberjaya
- SK Taman Putra Perdana
- SK Taman Putra Perdana 2
- SJK (C) Union
- SMK Cyberjaya
- SMK Putra Perdana
Featured Image Credit: The Malaysian Reserve, The Edge Malaysia, NST
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