On 15th January 2013 Hanns-Seidel-Foundation (HSF) in cooperation with CPG/Thammasat University hosted an event on “Managing Public Safety – Good Governance in Southeast Asia” about police work in Thailand mainly addressing over 100 police cadets from the Philippines National Police (PNP), who visited Thai police institutions... more...

On 11th November 2012 the Hanns Seidel Foundation in cooperation with CPG/Thammasat University hosted a Dialogue Forum at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok addressing around 100 participants especially from legal sectors in Thailand. Keynote speeches were delivered by the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany... more...

In Thailand it means a lot, if an institution receives a special recognition by a member of the Thai royal family. Recently the Hanns Seidel Foundation, represented by the Director of the Institute for International Cooperation and the Director of the Office in Bangkok, Mr. Christian Hegemer and Mr. Karl-Peter Schönfisch, had the great honor... more...

The Royal Thai Police Forces welcomed a delegation of Hanns Seidel Foundation Thailand (HSF) to discuss further cooperation possibilities between Thai and German police forces on 30th August 2012. The cooperation includes the The German-Southeast Asian... more...

A Zero-waste project has been recently carried out by Hanns Seidel Foundation in cooperation with the provincial farmer’s councils in southern provinces (Songkhla and Pattalung) during July 26th -29th, 2012 to overcome the global warming and to decrease farm household expenditures by substituting bio-gas produced from cow dungs... more...

A delegation from Lao P.D.R.- consisting of Dr. Somnuck THIRARASACK, Dep. Dir. Gen. National Agriculture and Forestry Extension Service (NAFES), Mr. Bounphavanh KANYAVONG Vice Head of Extension Division (NAFES), Mr. Viengxay Photakoun Technician (NAFES), Mr. Viengxay SIPAPHONE Head of Extension Section... more...

During a visit in Thailand the Parliament State Secretary Christian Schmidt met with representatives of civil society and informed himself about the current political situation in Thailand. The situation of human rights was also an issue at the meeting. Later on the occasion of a round table in the Thammasart University... more...

Over 100 officials of the Thai Interior Ministry visited on 8 June 2012, the Hanns Seidel Foundation in order to be informed about the federal structures in the Federal Republic of Germany and the local self-government in Bavaria. The German experience of a federal system and state-building subsidiary... more...

From 21 - 25 March 2012 the conference for former Asien HSS scholarship holders took place in Bangkok. The alumni came from Indonesia, Philippines, China, Korea and Thailand. Dr. Michael Czepalla, Head of the department for foreign scholarships... more...

In February two of the representatives of the HSS Thailand visited the workshop "Handicraft production, design, management" for owners or employees of small handicraft companies in Tak (Province), Thailand. The workshop took place - amongst others - in cooperation with the Tak Provicial Office... more...

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The Hanns Seidel Foundation, in cooperation with the Cooperative Promotion Department and the Livestock Development Department, has promoted bio-gas production from waste products originating from agricultural and livestock activities in Thailand. Purpose of the program is to make maximum use of all residues (‘zero-waste’ agriculture)... more...

In comparison with the election campaign, which took Yingluck Shinawatra only 49  days to rise to the top political post of prime minister, the public attention is now  on Ms. Yinglucks political actions and visions for Thailand. Due to her untiring commitment the youngest sister of  former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been living... more...

A delegation from Lao P.D.R.- consisting of Dr. Somnuck THIRARASACK, Dep. Dir. Gen. National Agriculture and Forestry Extension Service (NAFES), Mr. Nhoungthong SIHANATH, Director of Extension Division, NAFES, Mr. Kham Ouane KHAMPHOUKEO, Director of Smallholders Development Project, NAFES and Mr. Viengxay PHOTAKOUN, Director of Livestock Extension Project, NAFES... more...

On 9th June 2011 Thailand’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Kasit Piromya, visited the Hanns Seidel Foundation’s headquarters in Munich, welcomed by the Chairman of the Foundation, Minister of State (ret.) Dr. Hans Zehetmair. For more than 20 years HSF is engaged in Thailand. more...

By signing a Memorandum of Understanding the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) at the Law Faculty of Thammasat University Bangkok, represented by its Principal Coordinator Mr Henning Glaser and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF)... more...