A respected civil servant who has maintained his moral independence and social responsibility while leading Thailand's Public Finance and Higher Education sectors, contributing to the country's steady economic evelopment.

A multi-country committee that has shown what can be achieved for farmers, fishermen and new industry by international cooperative effort in one of the world's most troubled regions

An Indian social reformer and freedom fighter most remembered for her contribution to the Indian independence movement

A Malaysian politician who became a prime example of how government officials can reshape their society through efficient and innovative planning

China's gifted planner of postwar industrial development, who transformed Taiwan into one of the fastest growing economies in the world

A Korean farmer and engineer who planned the Daeduk Self-Support Assimilation Project reclaiming cultivable land for refugees of the Korean War.

An economist who worked to enlarge Japan's consciousness of the Asian and Pacific community of which it must be a part through his writing, training economists, and providing officials, company executives and journalists with economic information

Indonesia’s energetic and determined leader, who transformed the overcrowded and chaotic city of Djakarta into a well-designed and managed, modern metropolis with a citizenry happy with their increased well-being and proud of their urban home.

Singapore's astute planner, who led his people to achieve the dream of highly progressive city-state, a model for the Southeast Asian region