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From Road Closures to School Disruptions: Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming ASEAN Summit 2025

Aira Jailani
20/05/2025
02:20 MYT
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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: Stratfor
In 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:
  1. Brunei Darussalam - Commencement date: January 7, 1984
  2. Cambodia - Commencement date: April 30, 1999
  3. Indonesia - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
  4. Lao PDR - Commencement date: July 23, 1997
  5. Malaysia - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
  6. Myanmar - Commencement date: July 23, 1997
  7. Philippines - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
  8. Singapore - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
  9. Thailand - Commencement date: August 8, 1967
  10. 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: NST
According 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 Reserve
Meanwhile, here is the list of 71 schools that has been given approval to implement online classes from May 26 to 28, 2025:
Kuala Lumpur:
  1. SMK Convent Bukit Nanas
  2. SMK Puteri Wilayah
  3. SMK Padang Tembak
  4. SMK Puteri Ampang
  5. SMK Seri Ampang
  6. SMK Puteri Titiwangsa
  7. SMK Seri Titiwangsa
  8. St John Institution
  9. SK Convent 1 and 2 Bukit Nanas
  10. SK St John 1
  11. SJKC Nan Kai
  12. SK Kampung Bharu
  13. SK Special Education Kg Baharu
  14. SJKT Jalan Fletcher
  15. SK Jalan Kuantan 2
  16. SK Padang Tembak 1
  17. SK Padang Tembak 2
  18. SK Polis Depot
  19. SK Jalan Gurney 1
  20. SK Jalan Gurney 2
  21. SK Jalan Raja Muda
  22. SJKC Lai Meng
  23. SMK Maxwell
  24. SMK Kiaramas
  25. SJKT Appar
  26. SJKC Chung Kwok
  27. SK (L) Jalan Batu
  28. SK (P) Jalan Batu
  29. SK Special Education Jalan Batu
  30. SK Special Education Jalan Peel, Taman Maluri
  31. SK Kiaramas
  32. SMK (P) Bandaraya
  33. SMK (P) Jalan Pudu
  34. Methodist Girl's School
  35. SJKC Kuen Cheng 1
  36. SK Jalan Hang Tuan
  37. SK (P) Pudu
  38. SJKC Kun Min
  39. SK Jalan Pasar
  40. SK Dato Abu Bakar
  41. SK Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah
Selangor:
  1. SK Lembah Subang
  2. SK Assunta (One)
  3. SK (L) Bukit Bintang (1)
  4. SK Methodist, Petaling Jaya
  5. SK Jalan Selangor (One)
  6. SK (2) Jalan Selangor
  7. SK Satu Sultan Alam Shah
  8. SK (2) Sultan Alam Shah
  9. SK Sungei Way
  10. SJK(T) Vivekananda
  11. SMK Sri Utama
  12. SMK Lembah Subang
  13. SMK Assunta
  14. SMK (L) Bukit Bintang
  15. Catholic High School
  16. SMK La Salle, Petaling Jaya
  17. SMK Sultan Abdul Samad
  18. SMK (P) Tmn Petaling
  19. SK RMAF Subang
  20. SK Taman Tun Dr Ismail Jaya
  21. SK Bukit Jelutong
  22. SMK Taman Tun Dr Ismail Jaya
  23. SMK Shah Alam
  24. SMK Bukit Jelutong
  25. SK Cyberjaya
  26. SK Taman Putra Perdana
  27. SK Taman Putra Perdana 2
  28. SJK (C) Union
  29. SMK Cyberjaya
  30. SMK Putra Perdana
Featured Image Credit: The Malaysian Reserve, The Edge Malaysia, NST
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