Opening Ceremony of DPU IC Strategic and Intelligence Program

On Saturday 28 August 2010 Dhurakij Pundit University International College (DPU IC) opened officially the “Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Strategy and Intelligence” programs. These programs answer the trend towards greater military involvement in the resolution of conflict situations which has created the need for modern thinking military and civilian professionals capable of understanding the backgrounds of these conflicts and who are able to apply forward thinking towards their satisfactory resolution. Against this backdrop the DPU IC programs are targeting the strategic development of senior military, police and civilian professionals in order to effectively operate in the changing world to achieve their goals. HDFF’s Executive Director Dr. Wilfried A. Herrmann attended the ceremony and discussed cooperation possibilities afterward. Further meetings are scheduled.

Professor Dr. Charles Newton, Dean of DPU discusses with HDFF's Dr. Wilfried A. Herrmann cooperation possibilities.

Co-Director of the DPU IC Strategy and Intelligence Program Colonel Wandee Tosuwan and Dr. Wilfried A. Herrmann

Even not directly related to Human Development forum Foundation’s work but this is an interesting reading on some events in Afghanistan posted by Pratap Chatterjee, Manhunters, Inc. at  TomDispatch’s site.

David I. Steinberg wrote an excellent piece on Burma in the CSIS blog.

Working with the people inside the country for several years HDFF just can 100% agree… sanctions do not help at all and the chance of a “softer”parliament is really there as the military recognize that the globalized world need a lot of “civilian”… experience.

So let them open slowly and lets make long term politics. It took several decades to bring the Berlin Wall down and the first “soft”approach from the other side came 25 years before the fall. Give the Burmese time and let the young generation come.

HDFF’s team experienced a lot of very very good young capable people in Burma and HDFF likes to work with them. The future is in the Youth !

On 17 August 2010 the Republic of Indonesia celebrated the 65 years anniversary of independence and 60 years of bilateral Indonesian-Thai diplomatic relations in the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel Bangkok. HDFF’s Executive Director Dr. Wilfried A. Herrmann – Alumni of the SESKOAD Bandung- congratulated the Ambassador and met a lot of friends, even being able to retrieve some rudimentary Bahasa again. Some ideas for nascent programs were also discussed and will be presented later on this web site.

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Desertification is defined as the degradation of drylands, which comprise more than 40 per cent of the worlds land surface and are home to 2.1 billion people one in every three people worldwide.

Source: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35633&Cr=desert&Cr1

an international conference on disaster management co-hosted by Asian Disaster and Preparedness Center, Human Development Forum Foundation, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of the Philippines

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Background

1. With an ongoing situation in Haiti, we can clearly see that there is an urgent need for improvement of the coordination between the various Military Forces and the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on the ground. A lot of chaos and confusion could have been avoided if a proper framework of cooperation between Militaries and CSOs are in place. Unfortunately, this issue has often been neglected when it comes to discussion on disaster response and relief.

2. Recognising the importance of the cooperation between Defence Establishments and CSOs, ASEAN has taken the initial effort to look closely into this issue in the Southeast Asian region. The 1st Workshop on ‘ASEAN Defence Establishments and CSOs on Non-Traditional Security (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief)’, co-hosted by Thailand and Malaysia took place on the 8th and 9th of June 2009, at Plaza Athenee in Bangkok, Thailand with the main aim to address various issues which were and potentially could have been faced by the ASEAN Defence Establishments and the CSOs when it came to working together for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

3. Over 200 representatives from the military and the CSOs from the ASEAN Member States attended this workshop and several challenges and areas for improvement were identified during the two-day event. The participants also suggested strategies and analysis to tackle the various issues faced during Disaster Management and a report was prepared to acknowledge the need for further action to improve the cooperation between ASEAN defence establishments and CSOs.

Against this backdrop Human Development Forum Foundation is proud to announce the 2nd international conference: ASEAN Defence Establishments and Civil Society Organisations Cooperation on Non-Traditional Security, Bangkok, June 27th- 30th

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HDFF passed the best health blessings to HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok.

When You’re Not Here

When you are ill,
our sun goes under a cloud.
Your presence in our lives
is such a bright joy
that everything seems in shadow
when you’re not here.
When you aren’t feeling well,
we feel the lack
of your glowing energy
and contagious vitality.

We all pray that our King gets better soon!

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