Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan dies aged 68

Surin Pitsuwan, former Thai foreign minister and secretary-general to ASEAN, passed away at the age of 68 today after suffering a massive heart attack. Here's my obituary for Channel NewsAsia.

Originally aired on Channel NewsAsia on November 30, 2017

Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan died aged 68 on Thursday (Nov 30). Dr Surin, who was also a former Thai foreign minister, died of an acute heart attack, Thailand's Democrat Party said. He collapsed before giving a speech in Bangkok and was rushed to Ramkhamhaeng Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Thursday afternoon. 

Read the full obituary here.