Kha Yay or Star Flower

• Since kha yay is known as ‘star flower,’ (10) kha yay flowers stand for 10 ASEAN Member States as ‘ Stars’ in its own right, and the links among them means that all ASEAN Member States are joining hands in hands together in unity as a community and as emerging stars in the world.
• In the form, Star flower resembles the pinion of a machine. The linkage of the (10) pinions will be driving force for the peace and prosperity of the region for which the theme of the Chair stands for.
• In fact, Star flower is an ordinary flower in Myanmar valued by the millions of people. Therefore, it represents the majority people of the region. Therefore, Kha yay stands for millions of ASEAN people. Centered on the ASEAN people, ASEAN will advance towards the peace, prosperity and development of the region.
• The mixture of the white and yellow color of the star flower indicates peace and prosperity for the people of the region.
• The nobility of the star flower is its scent. The scent of the star flower recalling far and near even when it wilts. Therefore, like the resilience of the scent of star flower, the resilience of the ASEAN people remains in robust strength not only in times of enjoying achievements but also in times of encountering challenges.

The green background of the logo means that ASEAN will implement the development of the region emphasizing peace, green growth and environmental preservation in the region.