‭ ugust‭‬‭‬8,1967‬‭-‭‬‭‬Five‭‬‭‬minister‭‬‭‬sat‭‬‭‬down‭‬‭‬together‭‬‭‬at‬‭the‭‬‭‬main‭‬‭‬hall‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬bangkok‭‬‭‬to‭‬‭‬signed‬

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‭document‬
‭ASEAN‬
‭-‭‬‭‬Association‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Southeast‭‬‭‬Asian‭‬‭‬Nations‬
‭-an‭‬‭‬international‭‬‭‬organization‭‬‭‬established‭‬‭‬by‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬governments‬
‭-To‭‬‭‬accelerate‭‬‭‬economic‭‬‭‬growth,social‭‬‭‬progress,‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬cultural‭‬‭‬development‭‬‭‬and‬
‭-‭‬‭‬To‭‬‭‬promote‭‬‭‬peace‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬security‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬Southest‭‬‭‬Asia.‬

‭ ive‭‬‭‬foreign‭‬‭‬minister‭‬‭‬signed‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬document‬‭-‬
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‭Adam‭‬‭‬Malik‭‬ ‭‬(‭‬‭‬Indonesia)‬
‭Narciso‭‬‭‬R.‭‬‭‬Ramos‭‬‭‬(Philippines)‬
‭Tun‭‬‭‬Abdul‭‬‭‬Razak‭‬‭‬(‭‬‭‬Malaysia‭‬‭‬)‬
‭S.‭‬‭‬Rajaratnam‭‬ ‭‬(Singapore)‬

‭ SEAN‭‬‭‬Declaration‬
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‭-Also‭‬‭‬known‭‬‭‬as‭‬‭‬“‭B‬ angkok‭‬‭‬Declaration‬‭”‬
‭-The‭‬‭‬document‭‬‭‬that‭‬‭‬they‭‬‭‬signed‬
‭-Contains‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬five‭‬‭‬Articles‬
‭-Declared‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬establishment‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬an‭‬‭‬Association‭‬‭‬for‭‬‭‬Regional‭‬‭‬Cooperation‭‬‭‬among‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬countries‭‬‭‬of‬
‭Southeast‭‬‭‬Asia‭‬‭‬to‭‬‭‬be‭‬‭‬known‭‬‭‬as‭‬‭‬ASEAN.‬

‭Aims‭‬‭‬&‭‬‭‬Purposes‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬ASEAN‭‬‭‬Declaration‬
‭-‬ ‭About‭‬‭‬cooperation‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬economic,social,cultural,technical,educational,‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬other‬
‭fields,and‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬promotion‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬regional‭‬‭‬peace‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬stability‭‬‭‬through‭‬‭‬abiding‭‬‭‬respect‭‬‭‬for‬
‭justice‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬rule‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬law‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬adherence‭‬‭‬to‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬principles‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬United‭‬‭‬Nations‭‬‭‬Charter.‬
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‭ASEAN‭‬‭‬represent‭‬‭‬as‬
‭-‬ ‭The‭‬‭‬collective‭‬‭‬will‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬nations‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Southeast‭‬‭‬Asia‭‬‭‬to‭‬‭‬bind‭‬‭‬themselves‭‬‭‬together‭‬‭‬in‬
‭friendship‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬cooperation‭‬‭‬and,through‭‬‭‬joint‭‬‭‬efforts‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬sacrifices,secure‭‬‭‬for‭‬‭‬their‬
‭peoples‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬for‭‬‭‬posterity‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬blessings‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬peace,freedom,‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬prosperity.‬

‭Former‭‬‭‬name‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬ASEAN‬
‭-‬ ‭Association‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Southeast‭‬‭‬Asia‭‬‭‬(‭‬‭‬ASA)‬
‭Spent‭‬‭‬Four‭‬‭‬days‭‬‭‬early‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬August‭‬‭‬1967‬
‭-‬ ‭the‭‬‭‬five‭‬‭‬foreign‭‬‭‬minister‭‬‭‬spent‭‬‭‬four‭‬‭‬days‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬relative‭‬‭‬isolation‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬beach‭‬‭‬resort‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬Bang‬
‭Saen‬
‭-‬ ‭they‭‬ ‭‬negotiated‭‬‭‬about‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬document‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬a‭‬‭‬decidely‭‬‭‬informal‭‬‭‬manner‭‬‭‬which‭‬‭‬they‭‬‭‬would‬
‭delight‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬describing‭‬‭‬as‬‭“sport-shirt‭‬‭‬diplomacy”‬
‭Bang‭‬‭‬Saen-‬‭a‭‬‭‬coastal‭‬‭‬town‭‬‭‬less‭‬‭‬than‭‬‭‬a‭‬‭‬hundred‭‬‭‬kilometers‬‭southeast‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬Bangkok.‬

‭ASEAN‭‬‭‬ministerial‭‬‭‬tradition‭‬‭‬-‬‭A‭‬‭‬style‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬deliberation‬‭at‭‬‭‬their‭‬ ‭‬negotiating‭‬‭‬table.‬
‭Narciso‭‬‭‬R.‭‬‭‬Ramos‭‬‭‬(Indonesia)‬
‭-‬ ‭Philippine‭‬‭‬Secretary‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Foreign‭‬‭‬Affairs‬
‭-‬ ‭One-time‭‬ ‭‬journalist‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬Long-time‭‬‭‬Legislator‬
‭-‬ ‭Who‭‬‭‬given‭‬‭‬up‭‬‭‬a‭‬‭‬chance‭‬‭‬to‭‬‭‬be‭‬‭‬a‭‬‭‬speaker‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Philippine‭‬‭‬Congress‭‬‭‬to‭‬‭‬serve‭‬‭‬as‭‬‭‬one‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬his‬
‭country’s‭‬‭‬first‭‬‭‬diplomats.‬
‭-‬ ‭66‭‬‭‬years‭‬‭‬old‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬his‭‬‭‬only‭‬‭‬son‬

‭Adam‭‬‭‬Malik‭‬‭‬(‭‬‭‬Indonesia)‬
‭-‬ ‭Presidium‭‬‭‬Minister‭‬‭‬for‭‬‭‬Political‭‬‭‬Affairs‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬Minister‭‬‭‬for‭‬‭‬Foreign‭‬‭‬Affairs‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Indonesia‬
‭-‬ ‭He‭‬‭‬was‭‬‭‬then‭‬‭‬50‭‬‭‬yrs.‭‬‭‬old‬
‭-‬ ‭Presidium‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Five‭‬‭‬led‭‬‭‬by‭‬‭‬then‭‬‭‬General‭‬‭‬Soeharto‬

‭Tun‭‬‭‬Abdul‭‬‭‬Razak‭‬‭‬(Malaysia)‬
‭-‬ ‭Deputy‭‬‭‬Prime‭‬‭‬Minister‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Malaysia‬
‭S.‭‬‭‬Rajaratnam‬
‭-‬ ‭Former‭‬‭‬Minister‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Culture‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬multi-cultural‭‬‭‬Singapore‬
‭-‬ ‭Who‭‬‭‬serve‭‬‭‬as‭‬‭‬its‭‬‭‬first‭‬‭‬Foreign‭‬‭‬Minister‬
‭3‭‬‭‬more‭‬‭‬weeks‬
‭-‬ ‭Indonesia‭‬‭‬would‭‬‭‬fully‭‬‭‬restore‭‬‭‬diplomatic‭‬‭‬relations‭‬‭‬with‭‬‭‬Malaysia‭‬‭‬would‭‬‭‬have‭‬ ‭‬a‭‬‭‬falling‭‬‭‬out‬
‭on‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬issue‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬sovereignty‭‬‭‬over‭‬‭‬Sabah.‬
‭1976‭‬‭‬Treaty‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Amity‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬Cooperation‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬1995‭‬‭‬Treaty‭‬‭‬on‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬Southeast‭‬‭‬Asia‭‬‭‬Nuclear‬
‭Weapon-Free‭‬‭‬Zone‬
‭-‬ ‭Over‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬years,ASEAN‭‬‭‬has‭‬‭‬progressively‭‬‭‬entered‭‬‭‬into‭‬‭‬several‭‬‭‬formal‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬legally-binding‬
‭intruments.‬
‭Bangkok‭‬‭‬Declaration‭‬‭‬promulgated‬
‭-‬ ‭“The‭‬‭‬Association‭‬‭‬is‭‬‭‬open‭‬‭‬for‭‬‭‬participation‭‬‭‬to‭‬‭‬all‭‬‭‬States‭‬‭‬Asian‭‬‭‬region‭‬‭‬subscribing‭‬‭‬to‭‬‭‬the‬
‭aforementioned‭‬‭‬aims,principles‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬purposes”‬

‭ runei‬‭-‭‬‭‬Joined‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬1984‬
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‭Vietnam‬‭-‭‬‭‬1995‬
‭Laos‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬Myanmar‬‭-‭‬‭‬1997‬
‭Cambodia‬‭-‭‬‭‬1999‬

‭ he‭‬‭‬ASEAN‭‬‭‬region‭‬‭‬-‬‭has‭‬‭‬a‭‬‭‬population‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬600‭‬‭‬million‬‭and‭‬‭‬covers‭‬‭‬a‭‬‭‬total‭‬‭‬area‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬1.7‭‬‭‬million‬
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‭square‭‬‭‬miles‭‬‭‬(‭‬‭‬4,5‭‬‭‬million‭‬‭‬square‭‬‭‬km.)‬

‭ SEAN‭‬‭‬-‬‭replaced‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬Association‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬South‭‬‭‬East‭‬‭‬Asia‬ ‭(ASA),‭‬‭‬which‭‬‭‬had‭‬‭‬been‭‬‭‬formed‭‬‭‬by‭‬‭‬the‬
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‭Philippines‬‭,‬‭Thailand‬‭,‭‬‭‬and‬‭the‭‬‭‬Federation‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Malaya‬‭(‬‭now‭‬‭‬part‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Malaysia‬‭)‭‬‭‬in‬‭1961‬
‭ASEAN’s‭‬‭‬first‭‬‭‬summit‭‬‭‬meeting,held‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬Bali,‭‬‭‬Indonesia,‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬1976‬
‭-‭‬ ‭‬Resulted‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬an‭‬‭‬agreement‭‬‭‬on‭‬‭‬several‭‬‭‬industrial‭‬‭‬projects‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬signing‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬a‭‬‭‬Treay‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Amity‬
‭and‭‬‭‬Cooperatioon‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬a‭‬‭‬Declaration‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Concord.‬

‭ 992‭‬‭‬-‬‭members‭‬‭‬reduced‭‬‭‬intraregional‭‬‭‬tariffs‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬eased‬‭restrictions‭‬‭‬on‭‬‭‬foreign‭‬ ‭‬investment‭‬ ‭‬by‬

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‭creating‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬ASEAN‭‬‭‬Free‭‬‭‬Trade‭‬‭‬Area.‬

‭ SEAN‭‬‭‬Charter‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬2007‭‬‭‬-‬ ‭To‭‬‭‬signal‭‬‭‬ASEAN’s‭‬‭‬commitment‬‭to‭‬‭‬international‭‬‭‬diplomacy,‭‬‭‬human‬
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‭rights‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬democratic‭‬‭‬values,‭‬‭‬its‭‬‭‬member‭‬‭‬countries‭‬‭‬signed‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬ASEAN‭‬‭‬Charter‭‬‭‬in‭‬‭‬2007.‬

‭ ecember‭‬‭‬2008‭‬‭‬-‬ ‭the‭‬‭‬charter‭‬‭‬entered‭‬‭‬into‭‬‭‬force,‭‬‭‬following‬‭its‭‬‭‬ratification‭‬‭‬by‭‬‭‬all‭‬‭‬10‭‬‭‬member‬
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‭states.‬

‭ SEAN‭‬‭‬Charter‭‬‭‬conferred‭‬‭‬legal‭‬‭‬personality‭‬‭‬on‭‬‭‬ASEAN‭‬‭‬,‭‬‭‬increased‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬frequency‭‬‭‬of‬
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‭ASEAN‭‬‭‬summit‭‬‭‬meetings,‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬established‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬ASEAN‭‬‭‬Intergovernmental‭‬‭‬Commission‭‬‭‬on‬
‭Human‭‬‭‬Rights.‬

‭Semiannually‬
‭-‬ ‭ASEAN‭‬‭‬summit‭‬‭‬meetings,‭‬‭‬which‭‬‭‬have‭‬‭‬been‭‬‭‬scheduled‭‬‭‬to‭‬‭‬occur‭‬‭‬semiannually‭‬‭‬since‭‬‭‬the‬
‭adoption‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬charter,bring‭‬‭‬together‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬heads‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬state‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬memeber‭‬‭‬countries;‭‬‭‬there‭‬‭‬are‬
‭also‭‬‭‬annual‭‬‭‬conferences‭‬‭‬for‭‬‭‬foreign‭‬‭‬minister.‬

‭ASEAN‭‬‭‬Plus‭‬‭‬Three‬
‭-‬ ‭An‭‬‭‬annual‭‬‭‬meeting‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬heads‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬state‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬ASEAN‭‬‭‬members‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬leaders‭‬‭‬of‬
‭1.‬ ‭China‬
‭2.‬ ‭the‭‬‭‬Republic‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Korea,‭‬‭‬and‬
‭3.‬ ‭Japan;‬
‭ASEAN‭‬‭‬Plus‭‬‭‬Six,‭‬‭‬which‭‬‭‬includes‭‬‭‬ASEAN‭‬‭‬Pluss‭‬‭‬Three‭‬‭‬and‬
‭1.‭‬‭‬Australia‬
‭2.‭‬‭‬India,‭‬‭‬and‬
‭3.‭‬‭‬New‭‬‭‬Zealand‬‭;‬

‭East‭‬‭‬Asia‭‬‭‬Summit‬
‭-‬ ‭A‭‬‭‬meeting‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬ASEAN‭‬‭‬Plus‭‬‭‬Six‭‬‭‬and‬
‭4.‬ ‭Russia‭‬‭‬and‬
‭5.‬ ‭the‭‬‭‬United‭‬‭‬States.‬

‭ ummit‭‬‭‬Meetings‭‬‭‬always‭‬‭‬directed‭‬‭‬by‭‬‭‬a‬‭standing‭‬‭‬commitee‬‭consisting‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬the‬‭foreign‭‬‭‬minister‬
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‭of‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬host‭‬‭‬country‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬ministerial‭‬‭‬conferences‬‭and‬‭ambassadors‭‬‭‬from‭‬‭‬the‭‬‭‬other‬
‭countries.‬
‭ ive‭‬‭‬years‭‬ ‭‬-‬‭Secretary-general‭‬‭‬,‭‬‭‬whose‭‬‭‬position‭‬‭‬rotates‬‭every‭‬‭‬Five‭‬‭‬years.‬
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‭Commitees‭‬‭‬-‬‭Supplemented‭‬‭‬by‭‬‭‬working‭‬‭‬groups‭‬‭‬headed‬‭by‭‬‭‬experts‭‬‭‬and‭‬‭‬various‭‬‭‬private-sector‬
‭organizations.‬

‭ SEAN‭‬‭‬MEMBER‭‬‭‬STATES‬
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‭–‭‬‭‬Brunei‭‬‭‬Darussalam,‭‬‭‬Cambodia,Indonesia,Lao‭‬‭‬PDR‭‬‭‬,Malaysia,Myanmar,Philippines,Singapore‬

‭Brunei‭‬‭‬Darussalam‬
‭ ead‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬state‭‬‭‬:‬‭Sultan‭‬‭‬Haji‭‬‭‬Hassanal‭‬‭‬Bolkiah‭‬‭‬Mu’izzaddin‬ ‭Waddaulah‬
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‭Capital‬‭:‭‬‭‬Bandar‭‬‭‬Seri‭‬‭‬Begawan‬
‭Language(s)‭‬‭‬:‬‭Malay,English‬
‭Currency‬‭:‭‬‭‬B$‭‬‭‬(Brunei‭‬‭‬Dollar‭‬‭‬)‬

‭Cambodia‬
‭ ead‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬state:‬‭King‭‬‭‬Norodom‭‬‭‬Sihamoni‬
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‭Head‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Government:‬‭Prime‭‬‭‬minister‭‬‭‬Hun‭‬‭‬Sen‬
‭Capital:‬‭Phnom‭‬‭‬Penh‬
‭Language:‬‭Khmer‬
‭Currency:‬ ‭Riel‬

‭Indonesia‬
‭ ead‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬state:‭‬‭‬President‭‬‭‬Joko‭‬‭‬Widodo‬
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‭Capital:‭‬‭‬Jakarta‬
‭Language(s)‭‬‭‬:‭‬‭‬Indonesia‬
‭Currency:‭‬ ‭‬Rupiah‬

‭Lao‭‬‭‬PDR‬
‭ ead‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬state:‬‭President‭‬‭‬Bounnhang‭‬‭‬Voracihith‬
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‭Head‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Government:‬‭Prime‭‬‭‬Minister‭‬‭‬Thongloun‭‬‭‬Sisoulith‬
‭Capital:‬‭Vientatianne‬
‭Language:‬‭Lao‬
‭Currency:‬‭Kip‬
‭Malaysia‬
‭ ead‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬State:‬‭Seri‭‬‭‬Paduka‭‬‭‬Baginda‭‬‭‬Yang‭‬‭‬di-Pertuan‬‭Agong‭‬‭‬XV‭‬‭‬Sultan‭‬‭‬Muhammad‭‬‭‬V‬
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‭Head‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Government:‬‭The‭‬‭‬Honourable‭‬‭‬Tun‭‬‭‬Dr.‭‬‭‬Mahathir‬‭Mohamad,‭‬‭‬Prime‭‬‭‬Minister‬
‭Capital:‬‭Kuala‭‬‭‬Lumpur‬
‭Language(s)‭‬‭‬:‬‭Malay,English,Chinese,Tamil‬
‭Currency:‬‭Ringgit‬

‭Myanmar‬
‭ ead‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬State:‬ ‭U‭‬‭‬win‭‬‭‬Myint‬
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‭Capital:‬‭Nay‭‬‭‬Pyi‭‬‭‬Taw‬
‭Language:‬‭Myanmar‬
‭Currency:‬‭Kyat‬

‭Philippines‬
‭ ead‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬State‬‭:‭‬‭‬President‭‬‭‬Rodrigo‭‬‭‬Roa‭‬‭‬Duterte‬
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‭Capital:‬‭Manila‬
‭Language(s):‬‭Filipino,English,Spanish‬
‭Currency‭‬‭‬:‬‭Peso‬

‭Singapore‬
‭ ead‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬State:‬‭President‭‬‭‬Halimah‭‬‭‬Yacob‬
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‭Head‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Government:‬‭Prime‭‬‭‬Minister‭‬‭‬Lee‭‬‭‬Hsien‭‬‭‬Loong‬
‭Capital:‬‭Singapore‬
‭Language(s):‬‭English,‭‬‭‬Malay,Mandarin,‭‬‭‬Tamil‬
‭Currency:‬‭S$‭‬‭‬(‭‬‭‬Singapore‭‬‭‬Dollar)‬

‭Thailand‬
‭ ead‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬State:‬‭Nguyen‭‬‭‬Phu‭‬‭‬trong‬
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‭Head‭‬‭‬of‭‬‭‬Government:‬‭Prime‭‬‭‬Minister‭‬‭‬Nguyen‭‬‭‬Xuan‭‬‭‬Phuc‬
‭Capital:‬‭Ha‭‬‭‬Noi‬
‭Language:‬‭Vietnamese‬
‭Currency:‬ ‭Dong‬