SONGKHLA, 16 February 2015 – At the conference hall of Maha Vajiravudh School in Muang District, Songkhla Province, 21 people who have been selected for the “White Pigeons of the Southern Border” Award for 2014 received their certificates and plaques of honor from the royal representative of Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali.
The award has been established by the Association for Peace in the Southern Border Provinces, to commemorate the International Day of Peace observed annually by the United Nations on 21 September. The award is given to those who have acted to promote sustainable peace or motivate people to become interested in setting peace as a priority for sustainable development.
Among the latest winners of the award are Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Mr. Prasith Meksuwan, Prof. Dr.Amra Pongsapitch, Mr. Waeduramae Mimingji and the Southern Border Situation Surveillance Center. On this occasion, Songkhla governor Thamrong Charoenkul, Royal Representative, also presented plaques of honor to 15 other people who have supported the organizing of the event. The ceremony was also accompanied by an exhibition of contemporary art supported by the South Free Art group and artists in the southern border provinces.
