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  Biography of Anand Panyarachun
Anand Panyarachun was born on 9 August 1932 in Bangkok, the youngest of twelve children of the family of Maha Ammat Tri Phya Prichanusat (Sern Panyarachun) and Khunying Prichanusat (Pruek Chotikasathien).
Anand was thus reinstated into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was assigned to Bonn as Thailand's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Anand helped to ensure that justice was served by holding a number of generals accountable for the May 1991 suppression through removing them from their command positions.
www.un.org /News/dh/hlpanel/panyarachun-bio.htm   (1621 words)

  
 Asean News Network: Biography of Anand Panyarachun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Anand Panyarachun was born on August 9, 1932 in Bangkok, as the youngest child of Maha Ammat Tri Phya Prichanusat and Khunying Prichanusat.
Anand was however, reinstated into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was assigned to Bonn as Thailand's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.
In 1997, Anand was elected as a member of the Constitution Drafting Assembly and later became the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.
www.aseannewsnetwork.com /2004/02/biography-of-anand-panyarachun.html   (742 words)

  
 UNICEF - Press centre - Biography: H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun
Anand Panyarachun was born in Bangkok in 1932.
Panyarachun was appointed Vice President of the Thai Industry Association, in 1980, Vice President of the Thai Industry Council in 1987 and President of this Council in 1990.
Panyarachun was sworn in as Thailand’s 18th Prime Minister since the establishment of the constitutional monarchy in 1932.
www.unicef.org /media/media_14534.html   (759 words)

  
 Commanding Heights : Anand Panyarachun | on PBS
ANAND PANYARACHUN: In the first 20, 30 years or so, yes, it did work, because at that time globalization had not come in, so there was very little that could be viewed as a downside.
ANAND PANYARACHUN: I don't want to be viewed as being critical of the governments that came after me and put that blueprint with revisions into operation, but I think that, with hindsight, it turned out that we were not well prepared.
ANAND PANYARACHUN: Three years ago [the mood of the country] was very, very down, pessimistic, but now, while we're still critical, while we're still complaining, while we still remain unhappy in certain areas, the mood is not totally pessimistic.
www.pbs.org /search/redir/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/minitextlo/int_anandpanyarachun.html   (4860 words)

  
 1997 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service - Anand Panyarachun
Anand’s role in all this somehow planted in the public mind that he was anti-American and pro-communist.
For Anand’s part, he would have preferred to fade quietly into private life, but like the rest of the nation, he was appalled by the violence in May. To this day, however, he believes that Suchinda was forced by circumstances to accept the premiership.
Anand also disbanded the army’s peace-keeping force in Bangkok and transferred their duties to the police, whose crowd control capabilities were strengthened with new equipment and training.
www.rmaf.org.ph /Awardees/Biography/BiographyPanyarachunAna.htm   (7125 words)

  
 Anand Panyarachun
The return of a military-led authoritarian regime in October 1976 led to Anand´s suspension from his position as Permanent Minister, but he was soon reinstated as Thailand's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Anand was the first Asian leader to recognize HIV/AIDS as a major development challenge, and he mounted a nation-wide program in 1991 to combat the epidemic in Thailand.
In 1997, Anand was elected to the Thai Constitution Drafting Assembly and appointed Chairman.
www.clubmadrid.org /cmadrid/index.php?id=475   (706 words)

  
 United Nations and Global Security Initiative
Anand Panyarachun is Chairman of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council of Thailand.
Anand has also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saha-Union Group, Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries and continues to serve as Director of the Siam Commercial Bank.
Anand was born in Bangkok and educated at Cambridge University.
www.un-globalsecurity.org /bios/panyarachun.asp   (109 words)

  
 THE LEADERS
Anand Panyarachun is best known for his dedication to public service, even when he joined the private sector after 23 years of working for the government.
In 1972 Anand was appointed as Thailand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, a job he held until 1976 when he was promoted to the highest civil service ranking as Permanent Secretary of Thailand's Foreign Ministry.
Anand Panyarachun, Thailand's illustrious statesman, is chairman of the National Reconciliation Commission and former Prime Minister of Thailand.
www.the-leaders.org /library/06.html   (876 words)

  
 Anand Panyarachun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1996, Anand was elected as a member of the Constitution Drafting Assembly and was appointed Chairman of the Drafting Committee.
Anand is a member of the Trilateral Commission and the International Advisory Board of American International Group (AIG).
Anand is a member of the Carlyle Group and sits on the Carlyle Group's advisory board for Asia-Pacific.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anand_Panyarachun   (802 words)

  
 2Bangkok.com - The Anand/Thaksin address
Mr Thaksin was a real class act in last night's live television appearance with Anand Panyarachun, chairman of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC), to calm a storm of controversy over the enforcement of the tough emergency situations decree in the far South feared by peace advocates to fan the fire.
Mr Thaksin dominated last night's live television appearance with Anand Panyarachun, chairman of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC), to calm a storm of controversy over the enforcement of the emergency decree in the region.
Anand, on the other hand, made no mention of historical distortion and instead blamed state mechanisms for creating the conditions that led to violence in the region.
www.2bangkok.com /news05p.shtml   (1047 words)

  
 1997 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service - Anand Panyarachun
Anand's aggressive pursuit of privatization, tax reform, and trade liberalization stoked the country's economy and helped win the confidence of investors at home and abroad.
Anand was called, once again, to assume the interim premiership and organize credible elections.
In electing Anand Panyarachun to receive the 1997 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, the board of trustees recognizes his sustaining the momentum for reform and democracy in Thailand in a time of crisis and military rule.
www.rmaf.org.ph /Awardees/Citation/CitationPanyarachunAna.htm   (561 words)

  
 Anand at AllExperts
Anand is a common Indian name which, in Sanskrit, means joy or bliss.
Anand is a common word in more than 22 languages, from Chinese to Punjabi.
* Anand Panyarachun, a former prime minister of Thailand.
en.allexperts.com /e/a/an/anand.htm   (235 words)

  
 UNICEF - Press centre - Former Prime Minister of Thailand leads the fight against HIV/AIDS
Anand Panyarachun, at UNICEF headquarters in New York, speaks at a briefing on his work to combat HIV/AIDs in Thailand.
Panyarachun is credited with changing the direction of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Thailand, making the country a leader in this fight in the world.
Anand’s leadership, Thailand would be looking at 10 million HIV infections by 2010; current estimates now are at 1 million.
www.unicef.org /media/media_14492.html?q=printme   (535 words)

  
 Buddhist Channel | Thailand | Security needed for temples
Mr Anand is visiting Buddhist temples in the South to hear grievances from monks and other Buddhists who have been affected by the ongoing violence.
Mr Anand yesterday examined the area where the monk and temple boys were slain, as well as some centuries-old ogre statues, which had been decapitated in the attack.
One proposal was for the NRC to be dissolved.
www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=1,1929,0,0,1,0   (595 words)

  
 Anand-UVic Fund
The Anand-UVic Fund was established in 1996 in honour of H.E. Anand Panyarachun, LL.D. (UVic.
The purpose of the Fund is to establish Anand Patron Scholarships for deserving Thai students to undertake graduate and professional studies at the University of Victoria.
For Anand scholarships, a progress report must be submitted by January 15, 2007 and the closing report by June 1, 2007.
www.capi.uvic.ca /opportunities/students/anand-fund.htm   (540 words)

  
 Anand Panyarachun to head panel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mr Anand, who was appointed prime minister after the 1991 military coup and again after the Black May tragedy of 1992, had lunch with Mr Thaksin and Mr Surichai yesterday to flesh out the NRC structure.
Mr Anand said his contribution to the NRC would largely be to look for long-term measures for southern peace.
Mr Anand said he was taking up the helm of the NRC though he was no expert on reconciliation.
www.asiarecipe.com /cgi/CM/webbbs_config.cgi/noframes/read/264   (753 words)

  
 Anand outlines ties to group of giants
FORMER prime minister Anand Panyarachun and current prime minister, telecom tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra, feature among the likes of George Bush, James Baker III, John Major and Fidel Ramos as noted advisers to the Washington-based Carlyle Group, a US$12 billion (Bt522 billion) private equity firm.
Anand told The Nation yesterday that he joined the Carlyle Group about two years ago at the invitation of former US President George Bush, whom he has known for about 30 years since the time they both served as ambassadors to the United Nations.
Anand still sits on the Carlyle Group's advisory board for Asia-Pacific, formed two years ago to advise the firm about political, economic and business prospects in this part of the world, while Thaksin is understood to have tendered his resignation from the same board upon becoming prime minister.
members.tripod.com /thanong/03072001.htm   (807 words)

  
 Health and Development Section, Emerging Social Issues Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia ...
Anand stressed that good governance is concerned with not only how the government acts, but also the conduct of businesses, and how families treat their children.
The tenets of good governance significantly influenced the drafting of the new Thai Constitution which was promulgated in 1997, said Mr.
Anand, who played a key role in its formulation.
www.unescap.org /esid/hds/Youth/anand.asp   (258 words)

  
 Anand Panyarachun Summary
Anand Panyarachun is one of Thailand's most prominent political figures.
Former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun (L) in November 2000 at a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Despite much criticism of the Thaksin-government's policies, Anand refused to submit the NRC's final report, choosing instead to wait for the results of the 2006 legislative election[5].
www.bookrags.com /Anand_Panyarachun   (1298 words)

  
 Correspondents Report - Insurgency cripples southern Thailand
A National Reconciliation Committee led by a respected former Prime Minister, Anand Panyarachun, is attempting to find a peaceful solution to the crisis.
ANAND PANYARACHUN: There is a need to use force, to quell those who have resort to force, and those who have resorted to violence, for whatever reason, be it ethnic or religious or whatever.
ANAND PANYARACHUN: There is a need also to send a message to the rest of the Thai people, be they in Bangkok or in the north or the north-east, that what's happening in the three southernmost provinces is not something that is unique.
www.abc.net.au /correspondents/content/2005/s1457202.htm   (690 words)

  
 Will the real Anand Panyarachun please stand up? ‹ log ‹ สาระสนเท่ห์   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
But wait, Anand Panyarachun isn’t just Thailand’s chief terror apologist, but also the hard-charging head of the UN High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Bureaucratic Gobbledygook, who just two weeks ago delivered this speech in Dublin:
Anand’s remarks (reported by Matichon on July 7, 2005) deserve to be read in context.
Anand was saying that the government needed to realize back then how their actions must have raised questions from the point of locals in the South.
sanpaworn.vissaventure.com /?id=170   (716 words)

  
 Untouchable Sheriff rides into the sunset
Anand was the only person in Cowboy Land against whom Thaksin had developed an inferiority complex.
About a month ago, Anand criticised the Untouchable Sheriff for failing to heed a list of recommendations outlined by the National Economic and Social Advisory Council, of which he was chairman.
He was concerned that the sheriff was not conducting the affairs of his office according to the social contract.
members.tripod.com /thanong/111620013.htm   (646 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com
Anand Panyarachun's persona is that of a retired, reluctant sheriff called up by the decent folk of some Wild West town to get rid of the bad guys terrorizing them.
Anand, now 65, would decline in the unlikely event such an offer was made, but he did agree to serve as chairman of the Constitution drafting committee, overseeing 99 indirectly elected people from various walks of life -- politics, business, academia.
As a result, during Anand I and Anand II, I was not able to take any political initiatives.
www.pathfinder.com /asiaweek/97/1010/nat4.html   (1443 words)

  
 The Standard - Thai peace panel in backlash warning - World Section
Anand said he is also worried that the authorities may be heavy-handed in implementing the measures, intended to end an insurgency that has claimed at least 900 lives since it broke out in January 2004.
Anand, who talked after his National Reconciliation Commission met through the night Monday, said he is concerned about the implementation of the emergency decree by local officials.
But others, including Anand, have said the unrest is a deadly mix of separatists, fl marketeers, narco-traffickers and corrupt officials.
www.thestandard.com.hk /stdn/std/World/GG20Wd01.html   (510 words)

  
 Anand Panyarachun - Demopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Anand Panyarachun (born August 9, 1932) was Thailand's Prime Minister twice, between 1991-1992 and once again in 1992.
He was first instituted as PM right after a military coup led by General Suchinda Kraprayoon and again after General Kraprayoon's government collapsed in less than two months.
Panyarachun was simply a place holder during this period of political unrest and has never been elected into such an important public office by the people.
demopedia.democraticunderground.com /index.php/Anand_Panyarachun   (90 words)

  
 You can read the Bangkok Post : Reading practice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Former prime minister Anand Panyarachun knows his words can carry great weight, so he is normally quite diplomatic when he speaks.
Former prime minister Anand Panyarachun yesterday warned that Thailand could become a failed state in need of salvaging by the United Nations unless there was a concerted effort to end division.
Mr Anand said division pervaded the country, citing as examples the Democrats' difficulties in the North and Mr Thaksin's in the South.
www.readbangkokpost.com /readingpractice/normal/anand_speaks_out.php   (1229 words)

  
 freedomforum.org: Thai press making great strides, former prime minister says   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
BANGKOK, Thailand — Former prime minister Anand Panyarachun said yesterday the press in Thailand had made great strides over the past decade and was positioned for further improvements in the years ahead.
Anand was the keynote speaker for the two-day Asia Media Forum on The Media and Political Change, the first of four 2001 international conferences to be conducted on that topic by The Freedom Forum.
During two brief periods as prime minister in 1991 and 1992, Anand began a process of reforming the government's tight regulation of the broadcast media.
www.freedomforum.org /templates/document.asp?documentID=13735   (980 words)

  
 PONSACS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Khun Anand was a former diplomat with impeccable record who once served as a former Thai ambassador to the U.S., a respected intellectual and a highly successful business executive.
It should also be noted that the Anand government which was appointed after the coup was mainly constituted by former civil servants.
Due to internal and international pressures, Suchinda later resigned and Anand Panyarachun returned to be Prime Minister.
www.wcfia.harvard.edu /ponsacs/seminars/Synopses/s93satha.htm   (3499 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Malaysia never backs rebels in southern Thailand: Thai official assured
Thai National Reconciliation Commission Chairman Anand Panyarachun said Malaysian leaders had assured him that they had never supported separatism or insurgency in southern Thailand, Thai media reported on Sunday.
Malaysian officials told Anand that although the violence in the south had caused misunderstanding between Thailand and Malaysia, the two sides should continue to talk and try to resolve the misunderstanding.
Anand, a former premier, did not say when he had met the Malaysian leaders but said he would inform Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of the details of the discussions.
english.people.com.cn /200510/09/eng20051009_213442.html   (447 words)

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