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The issue of regional cooperation and establishment of a regional organization had been an important attribute of Southeast Asia since early 1960s. After years of conflict and turmoil, the natural craving for peace provided the immediate impetus for regional cooperation which was ultimately formalized with the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok with the five original member countries namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines.
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