webfact Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Push for UNSC seat ‘not hurt’NANTIDA PUANGTHONGTHE NATIONDonBANGKOK: -- THE political situation only affected the country’s campaign for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a short time, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said yesterday.He said other countries might now see that the domestic situation has eased to a level where Thailand could be considered ready for a seat on the UNSC.Thailand has been campaigning to be a non-permanent member of the UNSC for the years 2017-18. However, many experts feel the bid may be hampered by the coup in mid-2014 and the fact that coup leader General Prayut Chan-o-cha is currently prime minister."The coup likely affected the campaign for a period of time, but the improved situation in the country has resulted in foreign nations believing we are ready for the job."Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Push-for-UNSC-seat-not-hurt-30276070.html-- The Nation 2016-01-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 The only thing that's improved here is the absence of violent street rallies. Which is great. But otherwise, things are worse. And foreign nations know this. P.S. be careful clicking "like" on this post....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldroj Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 The reality is that Thailand still has a 50% chance. There is only one other candidate (Kazakhstan) in the Asia-Pacific region for this year's election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Wonder if he realises the "S" is for security and not Slave. Have not doubt Thailand is the hub of the slave trade and would be most suitable to chair the UN Slave Council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Kazakhstan is worse than Thailand with regards to corruption and elections. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/21/uk-shouldnt-court-kazakhstan-abusive-corrupt-dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan In 2010, President Nazarbayev rejected a call from supporters to hold a referendum to keep him in office until 2020. He insisted on presidential elections for a five-year term. In a vote held on 3 April 2011, President Nazarbayev received 95.54% of the vote with 89.9% of registered voters participating.[37] In March 2011, Nazarbayev outlined the progress made toward democracy by Kazakhstan.[38] As of 2010, Kazakhstan was reported on the Democracy Index by The Economist as an authoritarian regime. On 26 April 2015, the 5th presidential election was held in Kazakhstan.[39] Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected with 97.7% of votes.[40] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 A post containing unsubstantiated content and in violation of fair use policy has been removed: 14) You will not post any copyrighted material except as fair use laws apply (as in the case of news articles). Please only post a link, the headline and the first three sentences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Kazakhstan is worse than Thailand with regards to corruption and elections. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/21/uk-shouldnt-court-kazakhstan-abusive-corrupt-dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan In 2010, President Nazarbayev rejected a call from supporters to hold a referendum to keep him in office until 2020. He insisted on presidential elections for a five-year term. In a vote held on 3 April 2011, President Nazarbayev received 95.54% of the vote with 89.9% of registered voters participating.[37] In March 2011, Nazarbayev outlined the progress made toward democracy by Kazakhstan.[38] As of 2010, Kazakhstan was reported on the Democracy Index by The Economist as an authoritarian regime. On 26 April 2015, the 5th presidential election was held in Kazakhstan.[39] Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected with 97.7% of votes.[40] "Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected with 97.7% of votes." That means Uncle Too beats him hands down with an approval rating of 99.3%! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Wonder if he realises the "S" is for security and not Slave. Have not doubt Thailand is the hub of the slave trade and would be most suitable to chair the UN Slave Council. Only in your imagination is Thailand the hub of the slave trade. Much worse countries. And some, like Malaysia don't get appropriately graded by the Americans on their ranking system as Obama wants trade pacts with them. India's PM gets feted in US and UK and their slave and trafficking issues are horrendous. Looking at some past and present non permanent UNSC members (and some permanent) HR issues don't seem a criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Kazakhstan is worse than Thailand with regards to corruption and elections. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/21/uk-shouldnt-court-kazakhstan-abusive-corrupt-dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan In 2010, President Nazarbayev rejected a call from supporters to hold a referendum to keep him in office until 2020. He insisted on presidential elections for a five-year term. In a vote held on 3 April 2011, President Nazarbayev received 95.54% of the vote with 89.9% of registered voters participating.[37] In March 2011, Nazarbayev outlined the progress made toward democracy by Kazakhstan.[38] As of 2010, Kazakhstan was reported on the Democracy Index by The Economist as an authoritarian regime. On 26 April 2015, the 5th presidential election was held in Kazakhstan.[39] Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected with 97.7% of votes.[40] "Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected with 97.7% of votes." That means Uncle Too beats him hands down with an approval rating of 99.3%! As a Shin supporter you probably do think an election and approval rating are one and the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Kazakhstan is worse than Thailand with regards to corruption and elections. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/21/uk-shouldnt-court-kazakhstan-abusive-corrupt-dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan In 2010, President Nazarbayev rejected a call from supporters to hold a referendum to keep him in office until 2020. He insisted on presidential elections for a five-year term. In a vote held on 3 April 2011, President Nazarbayev received 95.54% of the vote with 89.9% of registered voters participating.[37] In March 2011, Nazarbayev outlined the progress made toward democracy by Kazakhstan.[38] As of 2010, Kazakhstan was reported on the Democracy Index by The Economist as an authoritarian regime. On 26 April 2015, the 5th presidential election was held in Kazakhstan.[39] Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected with 97.7% of votes.[40] "Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected with 97.7% of votes." That means Uncle Too beats him hands down with an approval rating of 99.3%! As a Shin supporter you probably do think an election and approval rating are one and the same. "As a Shin supporter..." Lame attempt at trolling. As a junta supporter you probably think an election is not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Wonder if he realises the "S" is for security and not Slave. Have not doubt Thailand is the hub of the slave trade and would be most suitable to chair the UN Slave Council. Only in your imagination is Thailand the hub of the slave trade. Much worse countries. And some, like Malaysia don't get appropriately graded by the Americans on their ranking system as Obama wants trade pacts with them. India's PM gets feted in US and UK and their slave and trafficking issues are horrendous. Looking at some past and present non permanent UNSC members (and some permanent) HR issues don't seem a criteria. Whoa. Yes there is a problem in India. However, the BIG differentiating factor is that India takes the issue seriously and has done what it can to attack the practice. Don't lose sight of the fact that because India is a much poorer country per capita than Thailand and is many more times the size of Thailand, that the problem appears worse. The fact of the matter is that no army general has been implicated in human trafficking in recent times, nor has a senior police official investigating the crime ever been forced to flee for his life. India has a large and growing educated class who speak out against immoral practices. Your comment on Malaysia is inaccurate. While Malaysia has some injustices, they are neither state sanctioned nor involve allegations of military coverups and the use of state personnel and property to undertake the activities. You are being silly when you claim the USA looks the other way because "Obama wants trade". Do you really believe that Obama loses sleep over whether or not he can do a trade deal with Malaysia? The push for the Transpacific trade deal of which Malaysia would be involved is driven by US trade and industry trade groups, not President Obama. The fact is that his party is lukewarm on the initiative. Yes you are absolutely right that HR issues are not really a criteria for membership on the security council. They certainly were not an issue when multiple abusive abusers of HR like Iran, Cuba and Venezuala sat on the UNHRC and passed judgement on democratic states that respected human rights. The UN is joke and waste of resources. In an ideal world the Africans would not fly first class to Switzerland while their nationals starve to death,the South East Asians who destroy the environment would not be housed in luxury homes and the morally bankrupt European nations of France and Great Britain would not be permanent security council members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 He said other countries might now see that the domestic situation has eased to a level where Thailand could be considered ready for a seat on the UNSC. How many ways can you say, "DELUSIONAL"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) The reality is that Thailand still has a 50% chance. There is only one other candidate (Kazakhstan) in the Asia-Pacific region for this year's election. So the choice is Prayut or Borat? I know which one talks with more honesty and perception about a large range of subjects! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qRdPra2vWE Borat discusses patriotism - at least I think it is him and not the other in disguise. Edited January 4, 2016 by tuanku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Well, Saudi Arabia is currently chairing the UN Human Rights Council, so..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Well, Saudi Arabia is currently chairing the UN Human Rights Council, so..... So.... it's a load of <deleted>. UN is one major fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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