What the Indian government do...

To stop the illegal drug trading market in India, there have been several rules and legal laws made to stop this market. However, the appliance of these rules are still far from success and there are still a lot of things need to be done. But it'd better to mention them right here so that you know Indian government's response towards the issue. They are:

1. NDPS Act ( 1985 ) is applied more intensively to the drug offender

In the NDPS Act there are also some points need to be highly underlined because of their importance. They are:

- The cultivation, production, manufacture, possession, sale, purchase, transportation, warehousing, consumption, inter-State movement, transhipment and import and export of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is prohibited, except for medical or scientific purposes

- The Central Government is empowered to regulate cultivation, production, manufacture, import, export, sale, consumption, use etc of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

- The State Government is also empowered to monitor and take various actions about the cultivation, production, manufacture, import, export, sale, consumption, use etc of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

- All persons in India are prohibited to take any part in the business of illegal drugs.

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2. India has announced a so-called grade period as a transition period for phasing out traditional drug use

3. Also non-medical or non-scientific use of cannabis is to be discontinued as soon as possible

4. Heavy fines and penalties are applied to the ones proved to be consuming and trading illicit drugs

By reinforcing the laws and applying these rules on the people of India, it's highly hoped that these rules can take major effects on the growing and continuing drug trading market in India.

God bless you! Wish me luck guys!

P.S : I've been writing this as a warm - up to test my knowledge for the PMUN.. hehe

Why can't India get out of the Illegal Drug Trading Business?

India has a long history of drugs. From the use of drugs in many of its traditional Hindu rituals to the production of pharmaceutical drugs, India is a country which has transformed the use of drugs into a way of life. But, the growing issue nowadays is not about the use of legal drugs but the growing and spreading use of drugs by the people of India. Cannabis, a traditional drug in India was only used as a drug in rituals until a few decades ago when the immigrants came and started to export the drugs out of India. From this export, there are conversions of drugs from legal to illegal and this is the thing that is a major issue in India right now - THE CONVERSION OF USED TO LEGAL DRUGS TO ILLEGAL DRUGS.

So, there must be some ways we can stop this illegal drug trading process. There are actually, such as reinforcing the rules in India but statistics have proved that it's no use. So, there must be a question in our mind, asking, "Why can't we do it correctly? Is it an indestructible issue? NO! But it's more because that the use of drugs in India has been going for more than 3000 years and to stop using it instantly would be a big NO GO. HOwever, a part from this reason, there are a few reasons explaining the phenomenon. It's because:

- the first is that drugs, especially cannabis, are only allowed to be manufactured in a small amount even in the context to be manufactured into medicine while actually there are so many people in India each year who need it because of their diseases and other legal reasons. The reasons are completely logical and are supported by their medical histories but their appeals don't seem to be responded in the way they want by the Indian government. So, to accomodate with the demands in India itself, a lot of people secretly smuggle drugs from outside India into India so that the unbearable pain these patients have can be reduced by consuming these highly addictive but still pain-removing drugs. This is the most likely reason for the illicit drug trade to occur in India.

- the second reason is because of the security of the borders. The borders of India are not really guarded and this proved to be lethal since India, geographically is located between 2 regions which are widely known as the golden areas because of their massive cultivation and production of illegal drugs – the Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent. Automatically, taking advantage of the present fact of the borders, illegal smugglers often use India as a transit for drugs before they travel to other parts of the world.

- The third reason why India is heavily connected with the drug trade is because of the exposure to other cultures. Many scientists have realized this problem and come up with a shocking conclusion. The conclusion is that exposure to these cultures actually are worsening the conditions in India. The exposure is believed to be the thing responsible for the change in patterns of drug consumption in India. For centuries even millenniums, cannabis was the only known drug to most people in India but affected by other cultures, this fact has drastically changed. The change is that Indian people are not only consuming cannabis but mostly the drug-addicts are not heroin addicts. As we know, heroin is a very addictive and dangerous drug which is derived from morphine, firstly intended to be used in medical world. But because of its highly addictive nature it’s now mostly prohibited by countries around the world, even for the use in medical world. It’s highly addictive properties actually change the patients to drug-addicts after they leave the hospital. This is why heroin is highly restricted to be consumed by any people but as we know, heroin-addicts are now pretty a lot and serious efforts are needed to be taken to stop this.

So, what has India done to stop the drug trade. You can read it in the next posting..

See you!

Illegal Drug Trafficking

Illegal Drug Trafficking

The world we are living in now is fulled of drugs. Drugs are used in many different forms and in many ways. Drugs are used numerously in life-threatening situations and drugs are responsible for many deaths and lives of people. But what are drugs actually? Drug is actually a substance that affects the function of living cells mostly used in medicine to diagnose, cure, prevent the occurences of diseases and disorders and to prolong the life of many patients. Drugs defined here are legal drugs. The production and the use of this drugs are highly kept under strict policy and to be able to consume it, a prescription from medical authorities are compulsary. But, in the world today, there are always 2 sides of things. The legal one, which has been mentioned and the illegal one. In the illegal world of drugs, you don’t need prescriptions to get these drugs and in contrary to the legal ones, the main point usually found in illegal drugs are to harm people even though people often don’t realize this main objective.

The same with the fact that there’s a global market of legal drugs, there’s also a global market of illegal drugs. Here illicit drugs are transported freely often disguised as legal. This is what is called as illegal drug trafficking.

The world we're now living in is filled with drugs. Pharmaceutical drugs, most commonly, are the drugs used and prescribed by the doctors to treat their patients. These drugs bring the best of life to the patients who are suffering from serious diseases since they bring hope for those who relatively hopeless. But just like other things, drugs also have 2 sides. Just like a coin with 2 sides - one is the picture and one is the number or the value of the coin. Drugs are similar to coins n that form of way but there are 1 major difference. In coins, those 2 sides are both good. None of the sides bring harm to us but drugs are different. One side of drugs available in this world is the legal drugs. These drugs are protected by the law and their production and their manufacture are completely monitored. But the other side of drugs is the illicit drugs. These are illegally cultivated, manufacture and consumed drugs that harm the economy of a nation. If it's illustrated as a disease it can be called as a melanoma. Melanoma is a kind of skin cancer and even though it's normally quite harmless it is still a form of cancer and it's very disadvantageous. Same as a melanoma, illegal drugs work in that same kind of way. It may seem look harmless at first but after a moment and after you know more about it, it becomes clear that this form of trading is a very disturbing issue for a country's socio-economic development. It affects the social part of a civilization by demoralizing the civilization itself. This is very serious considering that the issue mostly affects the young of a country and when the young have been infected by this serious kind of addiction ( addiction to drugs and psychotropic substances ), the condition can be defined as the point of no return. Even though you may find ways to return or to stop from your addiction, many addicts find it difficult not to use drugs any longer. Like an addict once said that even though he may not be using drugs at the moment, but he is sure that drugs will keep haunting his live and maybe someday, somewhere his addiction may start again and the drugs will then continue robbing his life.

So, as educated people whose job is to solve problems and come up with solutions, what can we do? First, we have to encourage people ( addicts ) around us not to continue risking their life. We can do this by keep motivating them to stay away from dangers and informing them how valuable their lives are. Remember, these addicts often repeat the same mistake again because they consider their lives worthless. We can stop them from repeating the same mistake by keep telling them that their lives are a gift and a priceless gift too that should always be respected and honored. Remember, our lives are a gift from God and we shan't do things that will upset our creator. Second, we have to tell them not to hang out or interact with the people who got them in the massive addiction. This change may have some influences on the behavior of the addict at first but after he/she can accept it as a way to provide him / her with a better future, he / she will do it on his / her own intentions. Third is to keep them not away from God. By fulfilling someone's spiritual needs they often reach a moment when they want to spend their lives as well as they can. They value their lives more and if you've reached this stage in helping other people, it means that you're not far from your triumph against the illegal drugs.

Well, keep doing your best guys and remember, IT'S BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!

P.S: The internet connection at Changi Airport is massive! It's just great and I love it!

Hello from Singapore!

Hey guys.. What's up?? Hello from Singapore to all of you guys! Well, I'm in Singapore right now since my parents asked me to come with them and also there are some things need to be done here in Singapore so yeah, I'm living the good life here. When everybody's brain is working to its maximum capacity I'm actually enjoying the weather and the malls in Singapore. It's a great pleasure, you know, to yeah just to take some time off. ( don't worry! I've informed BPK 1 and I've also give the notification letter to Ma'am Yenih so that the teachers know that I'm here ).

Well, this trip to Singapore is far from tranquility. I've brought my laptop so that I can still keep in touch with the folks in Bandung. Also, it's because that I still need to do my job as a member of the Indian delegation team for the PMUN that I still need to improve my knowledge and in Singapore while my parents often go the malls I can stay in the hotel and just surf the Internet hoping to find good and comprehensive articles, report and statistics about the illegal drug trafficking.

It's a quite interesting material and I'm loving the moments I spent to search the Internet for the articles relating to this subject. Well, I've got to go now. I'll post my postings later on and I'll make sure that the postings will be much more interesting than this one. Hahaha.. See you.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death - it's much more than that!

Some people think football is a matter of life and death—I can assure them it is much more important than that.

Bill Shankly (1913 - 1981)

Scottish soccer manager.

The Sunday Times (London)

For some people, football may sound nothing. For ordinary people who just don't do sports, football can be a completely unknown world. Famous names such as Pele, Maradona, Beckham, Cruyff may sound just ordinary. Not more than that. But for some people whose lives are about football, football can mean more than just a kind of sport. It can be their desire, passion, and love which drives them crazy and makes them fall in love over and over again. Fall in love with who? It's not a "who", it's a "what". Some people just love football too much that they are willing to sacrifice everything they have just to be a loyal fan of a team. 

If you are a cable TV subscriber, there's a show in Star Sports which tells us about these magnificent fans. These fans are mostly single and divorced. Most of the reasons behind their divorce is because of their true passion for football, more than their passion for their family. It's strange but it happens. 

The statement above was by Bill Shankly, a former Scottish team manager and also a former Liverpool manager. For a true football fan, sometimes football is the only treasure to seek in life. They are willing to spend all of their money just to be able to watch their beloved team playing and even though this kind of behaviour is unacceptable, it's actually their own choice. 

What does actually Bill Shankly mean by that sentence? What he was trying to say was that football is not only a kind of sport. It's a way of life. A lifestyle. Something that drives people alive. Football is magical. Football is  so priceless that you just can't live without football. Simply, you're going to die if you don't have football in your life. It's the way some people think about football.

So, the question now does football really that priceless? For me, yes! My life would be boring if I never knew football. I am pretty grateful for the one who taught me to play as a goalie and I'm pretty grateful for knowing football. Football can be defined as the love of my life. Life without football will surely be dull. 

So, that's why I've been writing so many articles and postings about football in this blog. I just consider football so priceless for me that I do consider it as an important thing to be written in articles. Football has transformed my life really. From a naughty kid who knew nothing about football, who weren't even able to kick a ball straight, I have now changed a lot and become a fond football player who just loves to admire and play this beautiful game.

VIVA FOOTBALL

For football is the name!

For football is the beautiful game!

For football is the language of the world!

No Cheers... A lot of Tears..

                A mere disaster happened last night at Old Trafford. The biggest league loss since 1992 happened last night when the Red Devils' were beaten comprehensively by the Reds. 4 - 1 was the score and this score proved to be a disaster and a score that devastated the Red Devils even more. Not only the team was devastated, but all the fans in the world also demanded not just a quick but an express response from the Red Devils since looking at the schedule, these 3 months are going to be pretty tight and hard. 

                The Red Devils were made hopeless and made to look like a bunch of school kids who didn't know how to play football. The brilliance of Torres, Gerrard, Aurelio and Dossena were more than enough to silence the constant chanting of Stretford End. Ronaldo, who opened the scoring didn't actually manage to do anything since the brilliance of the Red Devils' trio was suffocated by the wall of Liverpool's tight defense. 

                I, as a fond fan, was terribly disappointed with the score. The Red Devils' had been pretty brilliant before this game started and I was hoping for a win but my hope never actually turned out to be true. Those 4 scorers up there scattered apart the dream of most fans to end Liverpool's title run. According to the official site of Man United, the spirit and determination of Liverpool may have been caused by the introduction done by the match officials. Man United was introduced as the Champions of England, Champions of Europe and Champions of The World. Many football pundits reckoned this statement as a double motivator for Liverpool to finish off the magnificence of United's recent form. 

                As a fan that’s not directly related with my team, I can only wish that they could lift up their morale and start a new beginning in the title race. I do remember that they're still 4 points clear at the top but this lead could mean nothing if Man United starts to perform below their standards. I must say that I'm pretty impressed by Liverpool who were able to show themselves to be capable of winning their first trophy in 20 long years but as far as I'm concerned, the title will still be Man United's, as long as they can show the true qualities of a champions. 

 

Viva Man United! 

Keep chanting o Stretford End...

For this loss doesn't mean anything..

When it's you who has the last laugh. 

 

Cheers in Manchester? Hopefully....

     Saturday, March 14 2009. The headlines are clear. The statistics are true. The atmosphere’s right and it’s the time for the clash of Titans. It’s not those David vs. Goliath matches but a pure match of anguish, anger and history. It’s the match between Manchester United, the 17 English Premier League titles holders, against Liverpool, the 18 Division 1 titles holders.  The match kicks off at 12. 45 PM GMT and it’s going to be around 8 o’clock here in Indonesia. Yet still, the atmosphere felt by the fans of these 2 teams is the same both in England and in here.

                The houses of betting anywhere in the world favorite Manchester United to be the one winning this clash. But still, the chances of Liverpool winning aren’t so far making the clash is even tighter and more immense than it has been before.  Manchester United are now 7 points clear at the top of the Barclays English Premier League and after looking at this gap Liverpool will surely be more determined and more thrived to make the gap between them and the current holder smaller.

                Ryan Giggs, a member of Manchester United earlier said in www.manutd.com that this could be the most important Manchester United vs. Liverpool clash ever. “The atmospheres are building up and this is the perfect moment for us to finish off Liverpool’s attempt on chasing us.” said a member of United’s board today. They sure got confidence right there. Liverpool going into this game with a 5-0 aggregate win over Real Madrid. Meanwhile Man United thrashed Inter Milan 2-0 a day after. These 2 teams are well prepared for this clash. Man United, with the gaffer’s brilliance and Liverpool, with the Spaniard’s intelligence are surely going to make the atmosphere at Old Trafford unbearably magnificent. The difference is only the morale of these 2 teams. Will a 2-0 aggregate win by Man United over Inter Milan be enough to overcome the impact of a 5-0 aggregate win has on the Liverpool team? Only time and the magic of football could tell.

                So, what is the most likely result to happen at Old Trafford tonight? I would surely up for a win for Man United. A 2-0 win would be decisive and would be very destructive to this year’s Liverpool league run. I would say that Rooney would be the first scorer and either Giggs or Scholes would finish them off tonight. But, I still fancy Liverpool to be up to some chances of heating things up here. If they managed to get the first goal in this game, then the clash would be much more intense. Getting a draw would be enough and getting a win would be magnifico.

                So, let’s just keep our minds and hearts ready to accept whatever results turns out at Old Trafford tonight. A win for Man United would make them 10 points clear at the top of EPL but a win for Liverpool would make the gap between these two titans smaller. Whatever the result is last night, Man United will still be on top of the EPL for at least 1 more week. However, a loss’ impact on Man United could be severe while a win for Liverpool would double their strength and spirit of winning this year’s league. We’ll just wait and see. Stare and watch. Hope and pray that tonight in Manchester there will be cheers not tears.

 

 

Can the Stretford End keep chanting? .......... They can surely do!

Man United, the current champions of the Champions League, are through to the next round, which is the quarter –final, after beating the Italian title-holder, Internazionale Milan. They are through with a not so commanding score, which is only 2-0 but still, they won the game. Inter however,  came to Old Traffod on Wednesday with high hopes of continuing their amazing progress by thrashing the one hailed by Europe, Man United.

High hopes and recent forms do count in statistics but they never count in football. When you’re talking about football, everything can happen. You might find things you don’t expect to but you may also find miraculous things that you can often only wish for.  Well, as a true fan I never consider my favorite team’s win to be a coincidence. I wished for a win but actually I didn’t need to wish for it since the quality and the true colors of Man United directly came out at Old Trafford since the first whistle was blown.

Nemanja Vidic, who could be the world’s best- known defender gave the Red Devils an early advantage in just 4 minutes! Giggs played a long lob into the penalty box from a corner and out of nowhere, Nemanja Vidic manage to escape Vieira’s marking and head it towards goal. 1-0 to Man United. Minutes passed and both teams really played neck – on – neck. Ibrahimovic headed a cross towards Edwin van der Sar’s goal but devastatingly, it hit the bar and went out of the field. For a second, Man United’s hope appeared to be destroyed and torn apart but a second later, it was Inter’s hope which was scattered and torn into bits! A number of chances were produced then in the half but the score remained at 1 -0 for Man United. Then it was the half time.

Shortly after the game restarted, the second breakthrough came from the most-likely source. Cristiano Ronaldo, winner of Ballon d’ Or and the FIFA’s World Player of the Year headed in a cross brilliantly provided by Rooney. Julio Cesar, the goalie of Inter could just stand and watch his team suffering another great goal from another great player. The crowd cheered and the Stretford End turned into a pandemonium! Cheers and the crowd kept chanting, “Viva Man United! Viva Man United!” wildly. No one could blame them actually. Their cheers were the sign of Man United reaching the quarter – final of the Champions League, keeping their hopes of a back to back title alive.

Jose Mourinho, the one claimed himself as the Special One, later said after the game, “They can do it!” What can Man United do? They have kept the strive to win 5 titles a year all this time and things look pretty good for them. Man United can do it! They are now the favorites to win the Champions League for the second time in 2 years, something the crowd hasn’t seen for at least a decade happening in Champions League. Man United surely  can do it! We’ll just wait and see. We’ll just watch and enjoy the power of passion and thrive Man United has to clean – sweep all the obstacles in front of them and to reach their wildest dream to be crowned as the one and only Kings of Europe!