For more than five decades, ASEAN has been a symbol of regional cooperation and diplomacy. The central part of this success is its rotational chairmanship model, where each country in the bloc takes turns as the Chair according to alphabetical order.
If you are a Malaysian exploring Bangkok via its expansive train systems like the BTS, SRTET, and MRT lines, you might stumble upon something very familiar: a station named Kalantan. Kalantan Station is not just a part of Bangkok’s growing rail network. It is a rare marker of the long, intertwined relationship between Thailand and Malaysia, particularly the cultural and historical exchanges between southern Thailand and the northern Malay Peninsula.
