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Prathomsuksa 6
 Chapter 4

History
Unit 2

Countries in
Southeast Asia

How many countries are there in Southeast Asia?

What are they?
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1. Explain the present social, economic and political situations of

neighbouring countries.

2. Tell in brief the relationship of the ASEAN Group.

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Countries in Southeast Asia Region

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Countries in Southeast Asia Region

There are 11 countries in the Southeast Asia

region which can be classified into two
groups according to geographical locations
as follows:

1. Mainland countries include Thailand,

Myanmar, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
and Vietnam.

2. Island countries include Singapore,

Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei
Darussalam, and Timor-Leste or East
Timor.
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How many countries are there

bordering Thailand? What are they?
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Read the information about the countries in Southeast Asia on

pages 168 to 177 and create 10 groups. (One group selects one
country.) Each group is assigned to search for pictures and
information about the history, population, political system, social
condition, economy, and other related information about that
country.

Then, rewrite the information you have searched with your friends
for presentation in the class.
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ASEAN Background
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ASEAN Background

o The Association of Southeast Asian

Nations, commonly abbreviated as
ASEAN, was established on 8 August
1967 with the signing of the ASEAN
Declaration (Bangkok Declaration).

o The objective is to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural

development to protect regional peace and stability, and to provide opportunities for
member countries to discuss differences peacefully in order to strengthen the
foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations.
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ASEAN Background

o The founding nations of ASEAN are

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Singapore and Thailand.

o Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January

1984, Vietnam 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.
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ASEAN Background
At the ASEAN Formal Summits in October 2003,
the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II (Bali
Concord II) had been approved by ASEAN Heads
of State/Government to set up an ASEAN
Community in 2020, later on brought forward to
2015 by comprising the “three pillars” which are:

1. ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC)

2. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

3. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC)

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ASEAN Background

The three pillars of the ASEAN Community

1. ASEAN Political-Security Community

(APSC)

The principle aims to ensure countries in the

region live at peace with one another, resolve
multilateral conflicts and map out cooperative
frameworks to deal with both conventional
and unconventional security threats.
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ASEAN Background

The three pillars of the ASEAN Community

2. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

The principle aims to advance regional

economic opportunities, facilitate multilateral
trading and establish ASEAN as a single
market and production base in order to make
the people in ASEAN live happily and enjoy a
high quality of life.
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ASEAN Background

The three pillars of the ASEAN Community

3. ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

(ASCC)

The principle aims at building peaceful and

harmonious coexistence in the region while
providing social fringe benefits and stability.
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ASEAN explained in 5 minutes

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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAnfj8v5acM
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Located in Jakarta, Indonesia, the ASEAN Secretariat

serves as a centre for effective implementation of
ASEAN member states. The present ASEAN Secretary
General is Dato Lim Jok Hoi from Brunei Darussalam.
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 Countries in Southeast Asia Region

There are 11 countries in the Southeast Asia region which can be

classified into two groups according to geographical locations as follows:

 Mainland countries include Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Lao PDR,

Malaysia, and Vietnam.

 Island countries include Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei

Darussalam, and Timor-Leste or East Timor.
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 ASEAN Background

 The objective of ASEAN is to accelerate economic growth, social

progress and cultural development to protect regional peace and
stability, and to provide opportunities for member countries to discuss
differences peacefully in order to strengthen the foundation for a
prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations.
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 ASEAN Background

 The three pillars of the ASEAN Community include:

 ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC)

 ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

 ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC)

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To test your understanding,

enjoy doing Practice on page 180.
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Divide yourselves into two groups and find information

and related pictures about the S.E.A. Write Award and
SEA Games in terms of the background, the objectives
of establishment and Thailand’s achievements. Present
the information and pictures you find in class.
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Don’t miss the fun activities

and

on pages 181 and 182.

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Let’s do Test on pages 184 and 185

to evaluate your comprehension.
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References
• Primary Education Smart Plus Social Studies Prathomsuksa 6

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAnfj8v5acM