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Fifty people have died and 170 have been injured in wildfires ravaging woodland and villages in the Athens region, as Greek authorities rush to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches along the coast on Tuesday.

‘Since it started, there has been so much more dialogue between chefs from all over the world...’

Samut Songkram deputy governor Rangsan Tancharoen led 50,000 members of the public to place funeral flowers for HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Royal Crematorium replica at Wat Phetchsamut Worawiharn's plaza in Muang district on Thursday.

2017 marks the golden jubilee of Asean's establishment as a regional organisation founded on the ideals of peace, prosperity and harmony.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN countries today are far more integrated than they have ever been in the modern history of the region, but Asean has some way to go before it can call itself a real community. 

Nobody could predict that as Asean moves past its 50-year mark, a new international environment would emerge that will require the regional group to do further soul-searching. New buzzwords about uncertainties and unpredictability — due to sudden reservations about policies – have been the product of power shifts caused by the new style of US leadership and its perceived global role.

The bloc’s members are in a hurry to embrace a digital strategy, but any joint initiatives may falter following AEC disappointments, Pana Janviroj writes

The bloc’s members are in a hurry to embrace a digital strategy, but any joint initiatives may falter following AEC disappointments, Pana Janviroj writes

As Asean enters its 50th anniversary, it has to overcome quite a few immediate uncertainties to maintain its relevancy. First, it is all about the role of the US in the regional and global order.

As one of the founding countries of Asean five decades ago, Thailand has a responsibility to ensure that the group is running well and moving towards full implementation of the Asean Community (AC), which is now entering its second year.

We often forget the important role that Asean unity has played in ensuring regional stability and peace, which has enabled Southeast Asian countries to pursue economic development and cooperation through various free trade agreements (FTAs).