The prominent effect of ASEAN cooperation is on education. ASEAN effects regional education in both positive and negative aspects. In the positive aspect, the member countries can exchange their students to study in the neighboring countries easily. This is due to there is the adjustment of the time for learning semesters. Therefore, these countries can understand each other in terms of cultures, knowledge and perspectives of people in each country. Regarding the negative aspect, there are some countries unready for student exchange and time adjustment. For Thailand, there are some effects on its education both in negative and positive ways. For the positive aspect, there are more students from neighboring countries coming to study in many institutes in the country. This is because Thailand is located in the middle of the region. Meanwhile the negative effect for Thailand is that the new time for learning semester is not suitable for the weather in the country. Learning in the summer causes the high expense for electric power.
For the effects on politics and security in the region, ASEAN brings about the trust among the member countries. This leads to the political norms, social security and stability in the region social stability and peace in the region. The distrust among the member countries decrease to the lowest level. As a result, the regional conflicts are solved peacefully. These bring about the strength of society and economic. These good points of ASEAN can attract the investors from foreign countries to operate their business in the region of Southeast Asia.
Besides the effects on politics and education, the integration of the 10 ASEAN countries also contributes to the effects on economy in both positive and negative aspects. The good point is that the unity of the market and production leads to the implementation of united trade rules for all member countries. This leads to the association of economy and trade among the member countries. The association will make the region stable and prosperous and lead to the well-being of people in the member countries.