The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration among its members and other countries in Asia.
ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.
Article 40 of the ASEAN Charter stipulates that ASEAN shall have an anthem. In 2008, a region-wide ASEAN Anthem Competition was organised to select the best composition for an ASEAN Anthem. The ASEAN Way, the winning entry from Thailand, was selected from 99 finalists by a panel of judges from ASEAN Member States, China, Japan and Australia. The ASEAN Way was composed by Mr. Kittikhun Sotprasoet and Mr. Sampow Triudom, and lyrics written by Mrs. Payom Valaiphatchra. The ASEAN Way was officially used for the first time during the Opening Ceremony of the 14th ASEAN Summit on 28 February 2009 in Hua Hin, Thailand.
Raise our flag high, sky highEmbrace the pride in our heartASEAN we are bonded as oneLook-in out to the world.For peace, our goal from the very startAnd prosperity to last. We dare to dream we care to share. Together for ASEAN we dare to dream, we care to share for it's the way of ASEAN.
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