Ayutthaya and ASEAN : The reflection of relationship of Southeast Asia

Abstract

               Southeast Asia, the region that global community is keep an eye on, by location, a number of people and natural resource turn to cooperation and set up "Association of Southeast Asian Nations". Which was formed on 8 August 1967. Its aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, sociocultural evaluation among its members. However, reviewed in Ayutthaya period, commercial activities among nations, in the political action like to herd people and migrated to respect under the royal protection. Such incidents were prompted to establishing settlement. The Ayutthaya royal court agreed to guarantee religious freedom and took the foreign's potential to served the country. The relationship among kingdom in Southeast Asia isn't a new topic but its continued in long time ago. By turn one's back on Ayutthaya period, is the reflection of contact, relationship between nation to nation base on profit and protection regional peace and stability. The reflection of relationship among kingdoms in Ayutthaya period is the lesson for continued relational among new situation, combined to be one in the Southeast Asia.