The Regional Training Course
on
Effective Countermeasures against Drug Offenses
and Advancement of Criminal Justice Administration
The
Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) in cooperation with the
Department of Technical and Economic Cooperation (DTEC) will conduct
the Regional Training Course on Effective Countermeasures against Drug
Offenses and Advancement of Criminal Justice Administration during May
20-31, 2002, in the Kingdom of Thailand. The Permanent-Secretary to
the Office of the Prime Minister will preside over the Opening Ceremony
of the stated Regional Training Course on May 20, 2002, 13.30 hrs.,
at ONCB.
Being one of the nine approaches of The Action Plan to Overcome Drug Problem, mutual international cooperation is one of the key policies of The Royal Thai Government on narcotics control. Especially, the cooperation among the neighbouring countries in Asia has been put into the higher priority above all. Since the drug trafficking from the Golden Triangle and Golden Crescent, the world major opium and heroin producing areas, keeps going, every Asian country has been confronting with the drug problems deteriorating its own society and economic from time to time.
The ONCB as the central coordinating agency on narcotics control has put more efforts and concerns on mutual international cooperation to every country, organization. Numbers of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, i.e., Thai-Cambodia MOU (1998), Thai-Vietnam MOU (1998), Thai-China MOU (2000), Thai-Myanmar MOU (2001), Thai-Lao PDR MOU (2001), and Thai - China - Myanmar - Lao PDR Meeting on Drug Control, have been signed and conducted. The policy on strengthening the neighbouring countries' potentials in fight against drugs has been complied. Recently, after the state visit in Yangon, the Royal Thai Government has committed 20 million Baht on alternative development programmes on narcotics control to Myanmar government.
The purpose of this course is to conduct an overall examination and evaluation of the problems of drug production, abuse, trafficking, handling of its profits, prevention and control of them in the countries of Asia and Pacific region, with analysis in theory and fact, as well as planning of feasible and effective regional solution. The course is also intended to assist each country in its efforts to translate the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988 into domestic legislation and to strengthen the international cooperation among countries in the Asia and Pacific region. 20 government officers who are presently engaged in criminal justice administration, or other responsibilities relating to the prevention and control of drug offenses from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Thailand will be participated.
Being one of the nine approaches of The Action Plan to Overcome Drug Problem, mutual international cooperation is one of the key policies of The Royal Thai Government on narcotics control. Especially, the cooperation among the neighbouring countries in Asia has been put into the higher priority above all. Since the drug trafficking from the Golden Triangle and Golden Crescent, the world major opium and heroin producing areas, keeps going, every Asian country has been confronting with the drug problems deteriorating its own society and economic from time to time.
The ONCB as the central coordinating agency on narcotics control has put more efforts and concerns on mutual international cooperation to every country, organization. Numbers of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, i.e., Thai-Cambodia MOU (1998), Thai-Vietnam MOU (1998), Thai-China MOU (2000), Thai-Myanmar MOU (2001), Thai-Lao PDR MOU (2001), and Thai - China - Myanmar - Lao PDR Meeting on Drug Control, have been signed and conducted. The policy on strengthening the neighbouring countries' potentials in fight against drugs has been complied. Recently, after the state visit in Yangon, the Royal Thai Government has committed 20 million Baht on alternative development programmes on narcotics control to Myanmar government.
The purpose of this course is to conduct an overall examination and evaluation of the problems of drug production, abuse, trafficking, handling of its profits, prevention and control of them in the countries of Asia and Pacific region, with analysis in theory and fact, as well as planning of feasible and effective regional solution. The course is also intended to assist each country in its efforts to translate the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988 into domestic legislation and to strengthen the international cooperation among countries in the Asia and Pacific region. 20 government officers who are presently engaged in criminal justice administration, or other responsibilities relating to the prevention and control of drug offenses from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Thailand will be participated.
