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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:40:16 -0500 
From: Schitt Laowattana <sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: [Part:6] The Seventh National Plan(1992-1996)

4.2 Promote use of modern technical knowhow, together with efficient use
of resources to increase productivity and reduce production costs of the
agricultural sector, via the following.
 
    4.2.1 Formultae measures to maintain stability of commodity prices,
and to keep price level on an increasing trend, as well as set quality
standard and commodity prices to induce agricultural workers to make use
of technology to increase productivity.
 
    4.2.2 Support agricultural cooperatives and agricultural groupings
in various forms to promote quality development and cost reduction to
raise awareness about the importance of technological application.
 
    4.2.3 Improve organizational structure of agricultural technical
services to ensure that government personel have adequate capability to
supervise and solve technical problem of agricultural workers in each
locality.
 
    4.2.4 Increase private sector role in developing and transfering
technology to agricultural workers by encourageing business activities
in the form of contract farming and joint ventures in agroindustry to
enable agricultural workers to benefit from newer forms of technology.
 
    4.2.5 Formulate measure to develop and transfer technology to
increase agricultural productivity as follows.
 
        (1) Farming.  Support use of new technologies, such as genetic
engineering and tissue cultural to improve quality of plants.  Promote
appropriate and correct use of agricultural technology, plant
protection, and harvesting methods, emphasizing correct use of chemical
products, utilization of biological products and biological control,
development of agricultural tools and equipment suitable to each
locality, as well as carry out studies about system or process of
preservation, processing and packaging.
 
        (2) Livestocks.  Improve artificial insemination technology and
embryo replanting of beef breeds, and dairy dreeds to ensure maximum
efficiency at minimum costs of stocks and feed production.  Furthermore,
provide basic knowledge about imported pureline cow breeding for
small-scale agricultural workers as well as improve process of
slaughter, control of waste water treatment and mainatin of hygienic
conditions of slaughterhouse.
 
        (3). Fisheries.  Formulate plans and lay down measures to
conserve aquatic resources, particularly marine lives.  Carry out R&D in
artificial insemination of fish and other aquatic animals.  Develop
post-fishing technology and technology to process aquatic animals to
attain quality level demanded by the market.  Finally, develop
technology to protect as well as rehabilitate the environment from the
adverse impacts of the fishery industry.
 
 
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Schitt  Laowattana
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From: kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th (Kamol Hengkietisak)
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Subject: Bangkok Post Jan 28: Forestry Dept to change stance
Date: 27 Jan 93 17:26:34 GMT
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IN what appears to be a softening of its stance on popular 
participation in the decision-making, the Forestry Department said 
yesterday it must adapt to "new ideas" which seek to give rural 
people rights and responsibilities over the management of natural 
resources.
 
"Rural people have a voice which cannot be ignored any longer," 
said the Deputy Director General of the Forestry Department, 
Bhannalert Ratchatakul.
 
Mr Bhannalert was delivering the opening speech at a workshop 
entitled "Policy and Legislation in Community Forestry" attended 
by foresters of more than 20 countries.
 
He cited the failure of the military-oriented khor jor kor (land 
resettlement) programme.
 
The state of affairs where the framing of forest policy and 
legislation is   exclusively in the hands of high government 
officials cannot be allowed to continue much longer, he said. 
 
"People no longer accept policies and programmes aimed at 
improving their situation, and probably developed in good faith, 
which do not take into account their needs and wishes," he said.
 
Dr Somsak Sukwong, director of the Regional Community Forestry 
Training Centre, said the Forestry Department's new stance is 
welcome even though it has come rather late.
 
He said: "The world has been moving towards decentralisation in 
the management of natural resources. In the past, the Forestry 
Department's focus has been on reafforestation without regard for 
people's rights, and that's why it failed to preserve the forest. 
It is just starting to learn its lesson."
 
He said he is not very optimistic that the changes will be 
"full-scale."
 
"There must still be high-ranking officials who stick to the old 
thinking, do not believe in the idea of the coexistence of man and 
the forest, and lack confidence in the ability of villagers to 
manage and preserve the forests themselves," he said.
 
He cited the failure of the forestry village programme.
 
"It might have been successful if the villagers had been allowed 
to own the natural resources. But they were never allowed to. They 
just serve as labourers and therefore do not much care about the 
forests."
 
There are the problems of tree felling and log smuggling in 
forestry villages.
 
"It might be better, after villagers are relocated to such 
villages, if the Forestry Department promotes their well-being," 
he said.
 
Dr Somsak said Thailand should play a positive role in forestry 
management in the region.
 
"Thailand is in a position to educate other developing nations in 
the region such as Cambodia and Burma. We have a lot of experience 
to offer. There are many lessons for the less-developed to learn 
from Thailand," he said.
From: ynesiah@skat.usc.edu (Yogala Nesiah)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Multi-system  VCRs in Thailand
Date: 23 Jan 1993 21:22:39 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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I plan on raplacing my US-NTSC vcr with a multi-system VCR when I 
go back home. En-route I will be in Bangkok for about 10hrs
(midnight to 11:00 am). 

Question:
How good are the duty-free shop prices at the airport?
Would they be open on a Sunday before 9:00 am?
What is a good price for one of these machines?


= Vasee
From: kamol@ipied.tu.ac.TH (Kamol Hengkietisak)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Bangkok Post Jan 28: Attache told to cooperate with Pakistan authority
Date: 28 Jan 1993 07:51:59 +1100
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THE Foreign Ministry has urged the Thai military attache in 
Islamabad, Col Somsak Sakulthong, to co-operate with the 
Government of Pakistan in its investigation of his alleged 
involvement in smuggling.
 
Col Somsak was allegedly found with five antique Buddha statues as 
he was about to leave Pakistan for England last week.
 
According to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Sakthip Krairiksh, 
Pakistan's Ambassador to Thailand, Maj-Gen Riaz Mahmud, yesterday 
made clear that Islamabad sought the military attache's 
co-operation in order to establish how many Pakistanis were 
involved.
 
According to the spokesman, the diplomat expressed Pakistan's wish 
for the attache's co-operation during a meeting with Foreign 
Minister Prasong Soonsiri.
 
The envoy reportedly pointed out that it had yet to be established 
that Col Somsak was guilty. He was briefing the Foreign Minister 
on the case following a report that the Army had recalled the 
military attache for interrogation.
 
Mr Sakthip said he had not been informed of the report. But he 
noted that Col Somsak still retained his diplomatic immunity and 
therefore could refuse to co-operate with the Pakistani 
authorities.
 
But the spokesman urged the officer to extend his co-operation in 
the case. The foreign ministry would do its best to help, he 
added.
From: sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu (Schitt Laowattana)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: [Part:6] The Seventh National Plan (1992-1996)
Date: 27 Jan 93 04:47:35 GMT
Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

4.3 Increase bargainning power in the acquisition of technology, via the
following.
    4.3.1 Increase bargaining power in the acquisition of technology.
        (1) Formulate plans to promote foreign investment in projects
which will be beneficial to technological development in the country.
Promotional privileges will be given to activities whose development is
desired together with systematic transfer of technology.
        (2) Designate an institution with potential to become a center
of information on sources of technology, quality, prices, purchase
conditions, as well as provide advice, disseminate knowledge about
assessment of technological value, selection of technology,
negotiations, and promote the private sector to seek their own sources
of technological information.

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Schitt Laowattana
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From: kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th (Kamol Hengkietisak)
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Subject: Bangkok Post Jan 26: Govt to enforce helmet law on Feb 1
Date: 25 Jan 93 16:00:04 GMT
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INTERIOR Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh yesterday told ministerial 
officials that they must strictly enforce the law requiring 
motorcyclists to wear crash helmets starting on February 1.
 
Ministerial sources said that Gen Chavalit, who gave motorcyclists 
a 45-day reprieve after protests from motorcycle taxis, told a 
meeting of ministry officials that they must enforce the law 
strictly when the reprieve ends on the first of next month.
 
In other developments, Damri Rinwong, who led motorcycle protests 
late last year, said yesterday that motorcyclists would stage a 
peaceful rally at Sanam Luang on Sunday afternoon.
 
He asked for the Interior Minister to facilitate the rally and to 
also come and meet the protesters who want the law revoked.
 
Mr Damri said that accidents were not caused by not wearing crash 
helmets but by sub-standard roads and poor motorists.
 
The speed for cars, the self-style activist said, should be 
reduced further to prevent accidents.
 
He said that protesters will not carry any weapons on Sunday and 
the Interior Minister should not order the police to prevent the 
rally from being staged.
 
Meanwhile, Gen Chavalit said yesterday that he has ordered the 
Local Administration Department to study and check assets and 
household tax payments in Chon Buri Province.
 
Chon Buri governor Yuvarath Kamolvech recently claimed that many 
big companies in the province, including those under a former 
prime minister, have been evading taxes to the tune of thousands 
of million of baht.
 
Gen Chavalit, according to sources, questioned why the claim has 
surfaced when it did, and why other provinces were not reporting 
such incidents too.
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From: tas@leland.Stanford.EDU (Charerntas Toochinda)
Subject: Re: Phuket
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 02:03:40 GMT

In article <1k4eetINNct4@skat.usc.edu> valdis@skat.usc.edu (Valdis Kalejs) writes:

>Try Koh Samui. It's a small island a few miles off the mainland. It's about
>a 8-12 hr train or bus ride south of Bangkok, then a hour boat ride.

When I was in Thailand this past summer, I went to Samui and it was BEAUTIFUL.
The beaches are very clean, and there aren't that many people.  Some of our 
relatives recommended it because it was still pristine and not as touristy as
other resorts.  My only regret was that we only spent a day there (we stayed
with family in Surat Thani).  We had lunch at a restaurant on the beach and
and climbed up the hill to see the big gilded Buddha and the clear view.  
If you're going to take the ferry from Surat, be sure to get there early in
the morning because the cars line up quickly.  I believe that the boats leave
every four hours, or something like that.

							- Tas.
From: tstil@Auspex.COM (Tim Stilwell)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Thai Views on Bras
Date: 29 Jan 93 02:42:00 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara


 Sawasdee Khrup Tuk Kon

 This topic sounds impolite but I assure you that the question is not.
 However, I do apologize if I have offended anyone by asking this
 question.

 A few years ago, I went to buy a gift for my friend's 5 year old daughter.
 She was celebrating her birthday.  My Taiwanese friend helped me shop.  I
 selected a hoola-hoop as a gift.  My friend asked me why?  I asked her if
 she knew what it was.  She said, "Yes.  When I was a little girl, if I was
 naughty, my mother put the hoola-hoop on the floor and made me kneel inside
 it for 1-2 hours."  I was very surprized.  In America, a hoola-hoop is a
 toy for children.  It is a very large (80cm) ring.  The child wears the
 ring around the waist and wiggles his/her waist so that the ring spins
 around the waist.  If the child can spin very well (like a Hawaiian dancer)
 the ring will spin for several minutes.  
 
 In America, we regularly complain that the Japanese are more successful
 selling products to the world market because they cheat.  I do not believe
 this.  I think Americans are not successful selling their products
 because they do not take the time to test the market before introducing
 the product ("Of course they will want it.  It is made in America.") and 
 they do not explain how to use the product in the local language ("What
 is the matter with these people?  Why can't they learn English?")  I
 noticed this last trip, that many American products have adapted since
 two years ago.  Now they advertise the products with Thai actors wearing
 Thai style clothes and doing Thai style things.  Also, the products have
 Thai labels and directions written in Thai.  Not all of the products are
 selling well, but many have changed their strategy.

 I wonder if the hoola-hoop was misused in Taiwan because the directions
 were written in English or because the manufacturer did not include
 directions.

 In America, women wear bras during the day only.  They only wear them
 under other clothes.  At night, they sleep with shirts or pajamas but
 without bras.  If you read American magazines or watch American TV,
 you will not know this because Americans think it is impolite to show
 a woman without a bra.  British newspapers are different.  They have
 a half-naked lady on the cover every day.

 Anyway, I know that Taiwanese, Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Vietnamese,
 Indonesian, and Thai girls all wear their bras at night.  Never mind
 how I know.  :-)  Do they do this because they don't know that American
 girls remove their bras at night?  I wonder if this is another case of
 poor advertising of an American product...

 tim
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From: amara@wam.umd.edu (Amara Tremongkol Naksathit)
Subject: suan mokkh
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:46:27 GMT

	" SUAN MOKKH": SIXTY YEARS OF LIBERATION

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	In May 1932, one month after the democratic revolution in
Bangkok, the inner revolution was being started. A young monk founded
the "forest" monastery in Chaiya. It is later called Suan Mokkh, the
spiritual university established to free human's spirit.

	This young monk, later known as the renowned Buddhadasa, was
experimenting with the teaching of Budda. He established the new
interpretation of Buddhism that fit well into all modern walks of life.
The new seed of enlightenment was planted.

	He wrote during the early stay at Suan Mokk, "If I am hungry,
I will sweep the monastery ground until my hunger vanishes. If I am
tired I will walk the meditation path 400-500 laps. If I enjoy any idea
or thought, I will consider them until they reveal their non-self aspect;
otherwise remain I will be sitting here."

	He went through other extreme ordeals to understanding Buddhism.
Once he found the truth, he wrote, " I feel that I want to change my inner
direction to concentrate solely on attaining real happiness. Happiness that 
is detached from everything and keeps the mind free and fresh and cool at all
time. Then I will teach only this happiness, nothing else."

	Buddhadasa was called many thing: Ajarn, Mad Monk, heratic, even a 
communist agitator. He calls upon buddhists to go back to the original
teaching of Buddha. The forest is his monastery. And truth in Nature is
his words.

	Suan Mokkh has been around for sixty years strong. It has revived
the faith and knowlegde among the people of Thailand.

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From Sarakadee (Feature Magazine) Dec. 1992, by Aurasri Ngamwidhayapong
From: kamol@ipied.tu.ac.th (Kamol Hengkietisak)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Bangkok Post Jan 28: Transfer back request rejected
Date: 27 Jan 93 17:32:29 GMT
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FORMER city clerk's adviser Tamrong Pattanarat's request to be 
reinstated as a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration official has 
been rejected, Bangkok Governor Krisda Arunwongse na Ayutthaya 
said yesterday.
 
He said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Civil 
Service Committee headed by Interior Minister Gen Chavalit 
Yongchaiyudh rejected the proposal yesterday, claiming the BMA 
does not have any work for another C11 civil servant to oversee.
 
Mr Tamrong was an adviser to the City Clerk and later resigned to 
contest election under the New Aspiration Party (NAP) and was 
successful in the March 22, 1992 election but failed to be 
re-elected in the September 13 poll. 
 
He had a serious conflict with former Bangkok governor Maj-Gen 
Chamlong Srimuang but was backed by the then interior minister, 
Pol Gen Pramarn Adireksarn. He was promoted to an adviser to the 
city clerk, a position created specially for him.
 
The city governor said Gen Chavalit did not attend the BMA Civil 
Service Committee's meeting. It discussed the issue for a long 
time because there was a difference of opinion.
 
A BMA source said at first the committee discussed whether the 
number of C11 civil servants should be increased as the BMA can 
have only one C11 civil servant. 
 
Some committee members said Mr Tamrong should be reinstated in 
order to promote democracy as he resigned to run for Parliament. 
 
The source said others believed Mr Tamrong's request should not be 
approved because his old special position was scrapped with his 
resignation and the BMA does not have any work for him. 
 
The source predicted that Gen Chavalit, the NAP leader will patch 
up the situation by appointing Mr Tamrong as a special BMA Civil 
Service Committee member to replace Dr Kor Sawasdipanich, a former 
committee member who died last week. The interior minister has the 
authority to make the appointment.
 
The committee, which comprises eight members, rejected Mr 
Tamrong's reinstatement request in a secret ballot. Five members 
voted against his request and three members abstained for voting, 
Mr Krisda said.
From: tun@quark.SFSU.EDU (Coban Tun)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Noble Peace Prize winners to visit Thailand
Date: 25 Jan 93 17:44:03 GMT
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RTw  01/23 0302  NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS TO VISIT THAILAND
 
    BANGKOK, Jan 23, Reuter - A group of Nobel Peace Prize recipients will visit
Thailand next month to press the Rangoon government into releasing Burmese
dissident and fellow prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, a statement said on
Saturday.
    The group will travel with staff of the Montreal-based International Centre
for Human Rights and Democratic Development. It will arrive in Bangkok on
February 16 for five days, the centre said in a statement.
    The Peace Prize laureates are former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mairead Corrigan-Maguire and Adolfo Perez Esquivel.
    They plan to meet Thai officials to express concerns over human rights
violations in Burma. They will also visit a Thai town on Burma's border to
interview refugees.
    The group wanted to travel to Rangoon to meet Suu Kyi, but anticipated the
Burmese military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC),
would reject the request, the statement said.
    It did not say whether the group would pursue a meeting with Suu Kyi while
in Bangkok. She was awarded the Peace Prize in 1991 for opposing the SLORC.
    Her National League for Democracy won Burma's May 1990 general election by
a landslide, but the SLORC arrested most of its leaders and refused to handover
power.
    Suu Kyi, 47, has been under house arrest in Rangoon since July 1989. Her
husband and the Nobel Institute in Oslo issued a statement last November
saying her life has been under grave threat.
    The SLORC has said it will not release her unless she promises to give up
politics and leave Burma.
 REUTER SUT JLW JB