Thai Campaign To Ban Landmines

On Saturday, 4th, November 2007, those regular visitor at Rod Fai Park (Suan Rodfai) or those who want to join ten years reflection of the Anti-Personnel Landmines Treaty from 1000-1800 hr.

Thailand is a state party to this treaty and the country’s Thai Mines Action Centre has been cooperativing with other NGOs, collectively and under the umbrellla of Thai Campaign to Ban Landmines to demoish stockpiles, assist survivors and provide Mine Risk Education. The most challenging aspect would be to demine all affected areas so that people can reclaim their lands and livlihood. It is likely that civilians are suffering more and more injuries and maimed as they need to gather food, firewood and other resources in formerly mined areas. On the north-western side of the border witnessed a lot of poor elephant victims,too.

During the event “Ten Years of Mine Ban Treaty: A Success in Progress,” there will be exhibitions, mine detection demonstration, events and activities from survivors, Mine Risk Awareness training sneek peak, several talks, exhibitions and music in the park. Hopefully the demining unit will bring smart and well trained german shepherds. They are superstars in almost every landmine and demining exhibition and they don’t bite. If I will notbe running here and there, chances are I will try to stay near those big dogs (I like big ones. Hate miniatures)

Other activities include bike rally all day long music.

Filed under: Security

thesis break

bad news last days to appoint thesis committee and submit the papaer is Nov 16 which my half baked proposal is not making progress.

need a break.
many stuff already written in a draft notebook, guess I will have to scan them later.

Filed under: Security

The Politic of No Retire!

What I am really not interested was Gen. Sonthi’s smoothly glided into politic. Well, not a really smooth glide though as he can now voice his “idea” directly with the PM and will not be reprimanded like Bannawit.

Again, welcome to the age of generals as PM and cabinet members. My memory is sort of refered back to Gen. … as PM when I was young. They did it well enough but the country at the year 2007 is more complex than that.

Another thing I wanted to memtioned lately but I went making notebook was the politic of being morally upright or uptight has hit back with the resignations of several minister, one of which was replaced by the Premier himself. Are we judging him from moral standpoints? More moral more seats allocation in the government?

I do not want to comment anything.

The moral empire strick back. (Hurrah!) Until the new election. I am wondering who could be next. Maybe the new member of cabinet will know what it is like to be up front in the spotlight. Perhaps the only defense to him is to announce any scruntiny against him as a national security threats.

Oh, come on, I know he won’t do that.

Filed under: Political Sciences