ASEAN leaders and the bloc's secretary-general Dr.Surin Pitsuwan (extreme right) during the photo session
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday urged the leaders within the 10-nation Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to intensify their efforts in establishing the regional bloc as a successful community.

In his address to mark the official opening of the 14th ASEAN Summit at Dusit Thani Hua Hin Hotel in Cha-am, Phetchaburi Province, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told the leaders of other ASEAN membered countries that their intensified efforts would be a significant force in …

In marking the official opening of the 14th ASEAN Summit at Dusit Thani Hua Hin Hotel in Cha-am, Phetchaburi Province, the speech of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was yesterday made as follow:
 
Your Majesty,
Your Excellencies,
Secretary-General of ASEAN,
Ministers, Parliamentarians,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
 
(Overview — From Lam Taen to Cha-am/ Hua Hin: a Forty Year Journey)
More than four decades ago, ASEAN’s Founding Fathers met at Lam Taen, Chonburi, a seaside sub-district, just across the Gulf of Thailand from where we are today. They were motivated …