A Change of Guard

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Monday 27 June 2011

Thai heritage sites could lose Unesco's funding and protection after Thailand withdrew from Unesco

Anonymous said...

According to paragraph 244 of the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, International Assistance requests must be transmitted by a State Party National Commission for UNESCO or Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, or an appropriate governmental Department or Ministry. Individuals who do not represent one of these bodies are therefore not entitled to submit requests for International Assistance.

Thailand should study carefully articles 13.1, 13.2 and 19 to 26 of Unesco's International Assistance under the World Heritage Convention, which is an assistance granted to the State Parties to the World Heritage Convention, in order to help them protect the World Cultural or Natural Heritage located on their territories and inscribed on the World Heritage List.

Thailand have tourist sites that are listed by UNESCO and received the funding and protection from UNESCO. Now Thailand has quit UNESCO, it's possible that those listed tourist sites could be delisted from UNESCO's heritage list and they will not be eligible for funding and protection after Thailand had withdrawn its membership from Unesco. Thailand might have to return the title to Unesco and not promote those former sites as UNESCO-listed sites anymore, as only members of UNESCO are allowed to claim the title.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thailand make a wise decision by jumping without UNESCO have to vote Thailand out in the case of mis-behavior,UNESCO simply save million of dollars if Thailand withdrawn its membership from UNESCO,the heritage site in Thailand simply low grade and not worth of paying.

Abihist's statement admits there was damage to the temple. Cambodia has been the occupant of the temple. So if the Thais did not damage the temple, who did? Either the Cambodians shelled themselves or perhaps the mysterious men in black. It's appropriate to admit it, if you did something wrong and accept the blame and get on with making things right.

Thailand should learn to know what is right and what is wrong and the threatening behavior of Thailand is unacceptable or simply threatening and intimidating is or way of life of bandits whatever genetic Thais people process from their ancestors this is a civilize world, it simply not acceptable and the Thais have to accept it.

Anonymous said...

Abhisit said that the only next government will choose to withdraw or stay, so it looks like he is pulling a fast one here. By stating he pulls out, he makes himself the hero in the eyes of Thai for not bowing down to the International community. But, he shifts the responsibility to the next government to withdraw or stay.

If let's say Yingluck wins and she decides to stay, Abhisit could take that decision as a rally cry that she bows down to the international community and violate Thai territorial integrity by going along with Cambodia's plan.

He is taking credit but not the responsibility and could be setting things up for future political offensives here.

Anonymous said...

Thailand entitle to withdraw its membership from UNESCO , but when the Thai want to re-apply its membership from UNESCO, the UNESCO have to ponder the Thai past threatening behavior and the spoil brat attitudes.

The disorder and schizophrenia of current Thai gov is the mental illnesses from which about one fifth of our population suffers. Thailand gov disorders can be unreliable and exceedingly disruptive in the neighboring countries. In fact, common personality traits such as poor judgment, quick temper, incoherent thought and loss of motivation may be symptoms of a mental disorder.

The wisest thing to do whenever we read or hear any claims from Thailand is to try not to believe them immediately.

Anonymous said...

Recently I have gone through a lots websites Thais and Cambodia very few will fit into my category as the good journalist.

Credibility is everything. Retain your independence, be skeptical not cynical. Don’t mortgage your integrity. It’s like virginity,once you lose it, you have lost it forever.don't be the loyal member of any party,or group.

Stop living for others, avoid temptation, life is not all about money. Let your reputation never be under question. It’s true, it’s possible to earn decently and live honourably as a journalist.

Work for fun and the satisfaction, the rewards will come on their own. Don’t fall for cheap praise and don’t be stalled by even cheaper criticism.

There’s nothing more boring and dreadful than goes through the same pangs and pangas as the other websites have done.

At least I praise Khmerization for not following the other websites foot step, that open the opportunity for the Thai to attack Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

Thailand is doing this to avoid to pay for the compensation they damaged to Preah Vehear temple.