Note: This article was originally published in The Jakarta Post on 4 December 2018. The tribute forum to Dr Surin Pitsuwan which was organised by ERIA and the ASEAN Secretariat was covered in an article. The article also quoted ERIA’s President, Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura’s speech.

In his place: ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi walks down from the podium after delivering remarks on Monday in Jakarta, paying tribute to his predecessor Surin Pitsuwan, who passed away last year. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan).  (Read the original article by using the link above and read the full article in paper edition here).