Former foreign minister and Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan died of acute heart attack. Former foreign minister and Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan died of an acute heart attack on Thursday. Related story: Late Surin Pitsuwan praised for achievementsHe was rushed to Ramkhamhaeng Hospital and later pronounced dead at 3.07pm. Surin was the deputy foreign minister from 1992-95 and rose to become the foreign minister from 1997 to 2001 under the premiership of Chuan Leekpai. A former Bangkok Post columnist, Surin was a speaker at the Bangkok Post Forum on Nov 16 this year.

Source: Bangkok Post November 30, 2017 08:52 UTC