On Sunday 29 January 2023, H.E. Urawadee Sriphiromya, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to ASEAN, joined the walking parade led by President Joko Widodo who officially kicked off Indonesia's 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship under the theme "ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth". It was the first event that the President led the efforts to raise awareness of the general public on ASEAN with more than 5,000 participants.