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From: prp@chulkn.chula.ac.th ("Ms. Puangpen Rayabphand - TIC Chula BKK")
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Election Watch from Thailand - BKK Post Wed 02/10/92
Date: 2 Sep 92 01:23:25 GMT
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SANAN TO ENTER LION'S DEN FOR VOTES

Democrat Party secretary-general Sanan  Kachonprasart will deliver
the party's address to troops at the Army Auditorium on Friday where
he will explain the Democrat's role in the May demonstrations.  Maj-
Gen Sanan said he was confident he could answer any questions on his
party's role in the May tragedy and wasn't afraid of sneers and boos.


A FLOCK OF `ANGLES'COMES TO ROOST IN RATCHABURI

Ratchaburi - There is no such thing as a pro-democracy alliance in
campaigning in this Western Region Province.
It is very much a case of `angles'versus `angle' in Constituency 2
here.  But the politicians running for the first or second time will
only make front-page headlines if they can "over trow the elephants" -
prominent Chart Thai ex-MPs Tavich (Big spender)Klinprathum and
Chaowarin (The Pestle)Latthasaksiri.


VILLAGE HEADMEN THREATEN TO QUIT OVER TRANSFER BID

Over half of the Tambol Chiefs and village headmen in Si racha
District have threatened to resign enmasse in protest against
a recent transfer order affecting 15 colleagues.  They demanded
that Govenor Thawat Makarapong and the Si racha district chief
make a clear explanation of the results of the investigation against
the 15 local officials who are suspected of allegedly fovoring
certain candidates in the general election
From: 00njhavert@bsu-ucs.uucp
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Recipe wanted (Thai pumpkin custard)
Date: 26 Aug 92 19:38:39 GMT


	I'm looking for the recipe for this Thai pumpkin custard that
my girlfriend and I will nearly shoot ourselves through the foot over.
Can anyone give me the recipe? I wasn't able to get it the first time
I asked a couple months back.

	Thanks!

	Nik
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: runj@leland.Stanford.EDU (Ranjan Linde Sinha)
Subject: Where to learn Thai
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 20:06:10 GMT



Anyone know some good places to learn how to speak
Thai in the area?
Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 13:31:16 -0400 
From: Schitt Laowattana <sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: [REPOST] part(6):Major Problems and Limitations of S&TD in Thailand 

    I hope that Thai professionals ,who have lots of experiences, won't
stand still when there is demand for their helps (, eventhough, it's not
publicly advertised).  Below is  a series of information on "Major
Problems and Limitation in S&TD in Thailand".  Please share your helps
and opinions in these important issues.
 
Your Respectfully,
Schitt(DJ)
 
==========================================================================
 
            Part(6): Lack of R&D and Innovation Activities
 
    Real R&D and innovation activities in producing firm are very
limited at present due to the following reasons:
 
    * Such activities are not necessary for joint-venture firms because
they are oerformed in parent companies overseas.  Attempts to set up R&D
facilities in Thailand will face several difficulties including the lack
of infrastructural support and qualified personel.
 
    * Large Thai firms also face similar difficulties in the setting up
of R&D facilities.  Typical large Thai firms import packaged
technologies which eliminate the need for R&D.  Some large Thai firm,
however, have started to set up separate R&D units.
 
    * R&D investment is, by its very nature, high risk and the return on
inverstment, if any, is very long-term.  Most Thai firms seek short-term
profits and, therefore, are not invested in R&D.
 
    * Most Thai firms which are, by international standards, small to
medium scale cannot afford to invest or maintain R&D facilities as they
are extremely expensive.  The maintaince of highly qualified R&D
personel, if they can be recuited at all, will also ber very expensive. 
The government has not yet taken measures to effectively promote R&D
activities in producing firms.
 
=============================================================================
Hang on tight! for Part(7) on Management Attitude......in this net.


Schitt(DJ)  Laowattana

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Current Address in USA:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
USA
Tel. No. 268-8880
Fax. No. 268-3348
e-mail: sl2k@andrew.cmu.edu


Permanent Address in Thailand:

Center of Operation for FIeld roBOtics Development(FIBO)
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi
91 Suksawasd 48  Ratburana  Bangmod
Bangkok 10140, Thailand

Tel. No. 428-3374, 427-4421 and 4270151-9 Ext. 461
Fax. No. 427-8077, 427-8787

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From: fstawit@ICOMP01.LERC.NASA.GOV (Tawit Chitsomboon)
Subject: Re: Thai Romanization....
Originator: daemon@Condor.mcs.kent.edu
Organization: Kent Gateway
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 15:29:47 GMT


Subject: Re: Thai Romanization Standard (Repost)
<92246.145533CHLBB@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Organization: Institute for Computational Mechanics in Propulsion

In article <92246.145533CHLBB@CUNYVM.BITNET> <CHLBB@CUNYVM.BITNET> 
(Parames Laosinchai) writes:
>In article <27AUG199200552761@bestsd.sdsu.edu>, cslac2209@bestsd.sdsu.edu
>(UNALOME TECHAMUANVIVIT) says:
>>
>>     Sa'Wad'Dii- Kha"  :)
>>
>>        Since I've been recieving quite some mails requesting the Standard
>>of Thai Romanization proposed by Khun Parames couple months ago, I think it
>>might be a good idea to repost a copy of that standard for those who requested
>>it as well as those who mgiht be interested.
>.............X
>However, we need a person to manage such a system.  I don't know how such a
>thing is handled in other newsgroups.  Suggestion please.
>

This system of Thai romanization must be the hardest thing
since the US personal income tax code :-)

It is indeed very hard to remember. The problem compounds, with
the use of 'oo' 'OO' 'ee' 'EE' which don't come anywhere close to
the real English pronunciation. The only way to read this Thailish
langauge is to have a printed page of the convention handy for comparison 
(at least in the beginning.) What I fear is, when i get use to it, it'll
mess up my already clumsy English :-)

Anyway, I should not make a big fuss out of this. Let's try it
out for a while. I would like to nominate Khun Unalome to be
the custodian of this treasure. Any of you who disagree with
the nomination, please post :-) (Sorry, Khun Unalome, I see
nobody more fit than you since your major is speech communication.
This will help you polish your already excellent skill on this trade.)

-Tawit

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: fstawit@ICOMP01.LERC.NASA.GOV (Tawit Chitsomboon)
Subject: Re: Will the Next Election be Different?
Originator: daemon@Condor.mcs.kent.edu
Organization: Kent Gateway
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 23:03:53 GMT


Subject: Re: Will the next elections be different?
Organization: Institute for Computational Mechanics in Propulsion

In article <1992Aug28.132125.5086@gw.wmich.edu> 
cooneys@gw.wmich.edu writes:
>................................
>Some things have changed. Non-party organizations, doctors, celebri-
>ties, even bankers are trying to persuade Thais to take more care 
>about whom they vote for. This and the events of May should at
>least raise the turnout. But it will take more than one campaign
>to change the time-tested ways of Thai politics.

I feel helpless that the big bad fat cats will probably come back to
dictate our country once again. It's a part of real-life politics,
I suppose. Even in an advanced country like the USA, notoriously bad
candidates get elected years in years out. Thailand sure has a long
way to go politically. I hope this time we're for real. If those
BBFC get serious with politics as they are with golf, then Thailand
will be just fine. 

-Tawit

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Thailand's future will be bright if her citizen are enthusiastic with
politics as they are with nonchalance.
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From: sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu (Schitt Laowattana)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: [REPOST] part(5):Major Problems and Limitations of S&TD in Thailand
Date: 26 Aug 92 17:30:19 GMT
Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


    I hope that Thai professionals ,who have lots of experiences, won't
stand still when there is demand for their helps (, eventhough, it's not
publicly advertised).  Below is  a series of information on "Major
Problems and Limitation in S&TD in Thailand".  Please share your helps
and opinions in these important issues.
 
Your Respectfully,
Schitt(DJ)
 
=============================================================================
 
            Part(5) Lack of Specialized Technology Centers
 
    Considerable technical assistance is needed by producing firms in
these three groups of industries due to weaknesses in accumulated
technical experience and to rapid technological changes.  The present
prblem is the lack of organizations which specialize in particular areas
and develop real expertise in their respective fields.  Real assistence
to producing firms in term of technology transfer, problem solving,
information service, and in assessing the appropriateness and the
selection of technologies vannot be obtained.  The development of
indigenous industrial technologies are also difficult to accomplish due
to inadequate attention in specific areas.  The development of
specialists and experts is also difficult.
 
    Most of the existing organizations try to do too many things at a
time although in a lot cases this is out of necessity.  Resources are
apread too thinly over several activities.  Development of specialized
expertise in specific areas is impossible.
 
    Specialized technology centers must be established to facilitate R&D
activities, technology transfer, information and technical services as
well as human resource and technology development.
 
=============================================================================
Please stand by for Part(6) "Lack of R&D Innovation Activities".....in
this net.


Schitt(DJ)  Laowattana

****************************************************************************
Current Address in USA:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
USA
Tel. No. 268-8880
Fax. No. 268-3348
e-mail: sl2k@andrew.cmu.edu


Permanent Address in Thailand:

Center of Operation for FIeld roBOtics Development(FIBO)
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi
91 Suksawasd 48  Ratburana  Bangmod
Bangkok 10140, Thailand

Tel. No. 428-3374, 427-4421 and 4270151-9 Ext. 461
Fax. No. 427-8077, 427-8787

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: mhmann@nyx.cs.du.edu (Me Mann)
Subject: Honorable Attitude? (was Re: US born kids in s.c.taiwan)
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 03:21:41 GMT

This is a part of an article I picked up from s.c.taiwan.
It is anectodical and perhaps exemplary for Thais.


>In article <Bt13x8.73p@acsu.buffalo.edu> stsai@acsu.buffalo.edu (Shuoh-Ren Tsai) writes:
>

> One of my neighbors is a female Graduate student of Medical School
> of U. of Maryland. She came to Buffalo to do research with her
> Advisor. She came from Thailand. And she is so small and young.
> When I told her something about looking for job in US, I was so
> surprised that she said, "No matter how poor Thailand is, I will go
> back to Thailand because   it is my beloved country."


Me Han Mann
From: prp@chulkn.chula.ac.th ("Ms. Puangpen Rayabphand - TIC Chula BKK")
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Election Watch from Thailand - Nation Wed 02/10/92
Date: 2 Sep 92 01:52:22 GMT
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POLITICIANS ACCUSED OF INCITING RAMPAGE : Police probing candidates over
Chiang Mai riot

Politicians were behind a furious protest by villagers who burnt
down a police station in Chiang Mai's San Sai district on Monday
night, a local community leader and a top police officer said
yesterday


WEERA PRESSURED BY ANAND TO QUIT tHAI

Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun yesterday stepped in to the Thai
Airways International controvesy and apparently convinced the airline's
president ACM Weera Katchathorn on an earlier agreement to step down.


`NO DECISION' ON MAY REPORT

THe cabinet yesterday studied the final report of the government
committee investigating the political violence in May, but reached no
comclusion.


JAKKRAPHAND SURE OF BAGGING RAYONG

Former well- known TV anchorman Jakkaphand Yomchinda, who is 
running under the Democrat Party's banner, is confident he will
win in the Sept 13 general election in Rayong province.


PR DEPT SUPPORT FOR ALLIANCE IRKS SAMAK

Prachakorn Thai leader Samak Sundaravej has criticized the Relations
Department for apparently supporting the four former opposition parties,
which he holds responsible for torching the department's building during
the May violence.


DEMOCRAT LASHES OUT AT LOCAL POLLWATCH CHIEF

A Democrat Party candidate yesterday hit back at the local chapter
of PollWatch for accusing him of making a false promise to give 
villages the right to make use of deteriorated forest reserves.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: ssg9328@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Samart Srijumnong)
Subject: Gov to investigate Thanong's disappearance
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 06:30:42 GMT
Keywords: labor movement, Thai politics

	In the column "Domestic News in Brief" of Matichon weekly news 
magzine, Friday August 14, 1992, there is a piece of news brief entitled
"Task force set up to investigate Thanong's disappearance," which may
intest s.c.t netters who have been concerned about the civil rights in
Thailand in general and the welfare of Thanong Po-an, a Thai labor leader,
in particular. 
	The news reports that after the government had set up a committee
to look into the missing persons in the bloody May Event, it now appoints
a task force to find out about the case of Thanong Po-an who disappeared 
some time after the Feb.23, 1991 coup. Gen. Pow Sarasin, the Minister of
Interior Affairs had issued a government memeo to Anan Anantakoon, the 
Secretary-General of the Ministry to speed up the process of investigating
the case of Thanong. The action is seen as a response to the speculations
from many that his disappearance was a big scandal. The government wants to
clarify mystery.
	Anan Anantakoon quickly reponded by setting a task force to investigate
Thanong's disappearance. The task force is chaired by Aree Wong-ariya, the
Deputy Secretary-General of Interior Affairs Ministry with Police General
Winit Charoensiri, the Deputy Police Chief, as secretary. The task force
is composed of representatives from Police Department, Labor Welfare and
Protection Department, and Government Department. 

(Source: Matichon Weekly, August 14, 1992, p. 5)


Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 13:08:37 -0400 
From: Schitt Laowattana <sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: [REPOST] part(4): S&T Strategies in Metals/Materials Industry in Thailand

                              4. Ceramic(classical)
 
* Status (weakness & strength)
 
    - Export of tiles tableware, souvenirs in the order of 1,200 million
baths/year
    - Inconsitent quality of raw material
    - Very little R&D
 
* Strategy for Development of Existing Industry
 
    - Promote compound clay industry
    - Improve govt. testing service & encourage private testing service
    
* Future Strategic Industry
 
    - High quality classical ceramics
    - Feldspar extraction and purification
 
* Future Technological Capabilty Needed
 
    - Opeartive and adaptive capability in classical ceramic production
processes
    - Technogy to produce consistently high quality raw material
 
* Strategy to Develop Future Capability
 
    - Increase public & private R&D
    - Encourage on-the-job training
    - Transfer of technology on fledspar extraction and purification
 
* Policy Recommendations
 
    - Implementation of VAT by MOI
    - Sponsored R&D by MTEC, Nat. Res. council, STDB
    - MOSTE promotes testing and certification service
 
=============================================================================
Part(5) is about ceramics(advanced)...To be continued... in this net..


Schitt(DJ)  Laowattana

****************************************************************************
Current Address in USA:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
USA
Tel. No. 268-8880
Fax. No. 268-3348
e-mail: sl2k@andrew.cmu.edu


Permanent Address in Thailand:

Center of Operation for FIeld roBOtics Development(FIBO)
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi
91 Suksawasd 48  Ratburana  Bangmod
Bangkok 10140, Thailand

Tel. No. 428-3374, 427-4421 and 4270151-9 Ext. 461
Fax. No. 427-8077, 427-8787

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From: valdis@skat.usc.edu (Valdis Kalejs)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Re: wide-open sex in Thailand?
Date: 30 Aug 1992 12:12:58 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: skat.usc.edu

In article <1992Aug30.030706.516@u.washington.edu> sue@byron.u.washington.edu (Shu-Chen Eclipse) writes:
>Is Thailand really the Scandinavia of the Far East, where any sexual perversion
>and deviation, along with the standard fare, can be bought for cheap as the 
>U.S. news media appears to claim??
>
>
I wouldnt say cheap is the word...wide spread is more like it. There are 
etimates claiming that 1-2% of the female population in Thailand are fulltime
prostitutes. There are also signs posted when entering certain resorts in Thai-
land warning of the high rate of the HIV virus...

Valdis



Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Re: Thai Romanization Standard (Repost)
From: <CHLBB@CUNYVM.BITNET> (Parames Laosinchai)
Date: Wednesday, 2 Sep 1992 14:55:33 EDT
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center

In article <27AUG199200552761@bestsd.sdsu.edu>, cslac2209@bestsd.sdsu.edu
(UNALOME TECHAMUANVIVIT) says:
>
>     Sa'Wad'Dii- Kha"  :)
>
>        Since I've been recieving quite some mails requesting the Standard
>of Thai Romanization proposed by Khun Parames couple months ago, I think it
>might be a good idea to repost a copy of that standard for those who requested
>it as well as those who mgiht be interested.
>
Thank you khun- Unalome for posting the standard and urging the netters
to use it.  I think one of my example is not quite right.
>
>ia      as in pria^ (tight)
>
A better example should be:

ia       as in kia^ (clog)

The standard may seem hard to remember and use at first.  However,
I think that the netters will be familiar with it if it is put in everyday
use.  As khun- Tawit suggested, we may post it as an FAQ file twice a month.
Any correcting suggestion may be voted by the netters.  Comments are welcome.
However, we need a person to manage such a system.  I don't know how such a
thing is handled in other newsgroups.  Suggestion please.

Parames Laosinchai
From: grahamf@deakin.OZ.AU (Graham Fordham)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: howard stateman - I've mislayed your address
Keywords: stateman address
Date: 28 Aug 92 06:41:12 GMT
Organization: Deakin University, Victoria, Australia


Howard Stateman,
I've mislayed your address, could you contact me again please
as I have zipped up the fonts you need.
From: suntich@onyx.egr.msu.edu (Montree Suntichaikul)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Thai directory service
Keywords: name lookup
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:34:37 GMT
Reply-To: suntich@ee.msu.edu
Organization: EE Department, Michigan State University


	The internet service "telnet frith.egr.msu.edu xxxx" and "telnet 
atlantic.cps.edu xxxx" is not available from now and then. All Thai students lists
are provided by ftp access at node "gaea.bch.msu.edu"

Any suggestion is very appreciate and welcome.

-- 
Montree Suntichaikul

EE Department, Michigan State University
E-Mail: suntich@ee.msu.edu, suntich@atlantic.cps.msu.edu (Internet)
        suntich@msuegr.BITNET (Bitnet)
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From: mptj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Re: Muslim insurgents are blamed for Thai bomb
Date: 25 Aug 92 14:13:03 EDT
Distribution: soc
Organization: Cornell University

General Wimol's threat to sue anyone who suggests that the bomb that exploded
in southern Thailand was placed there by the military, which is unsatisfied with
the political situation, is just as bad as staging a coup. Both are means of 
keeping the power in the hands of the military. Gen. Wimol has said that the
military's interests should not be in internal politics and that as long as he
is in position there will be no coups. If his intention is to enable freedom
of speech (which was always limited under military rule) and to let democracy
develop in Thailand (which is what military governments are afraid of, by 
definition) then he should not try to shut people's mouths with threats (which
is what military governments have always done). If the accusations against the
military are false- fight them by exposing the truth. And one more thing: You
have to realize that after last May's events (and after 60 years of military
involvement) it will take years of good behavior by the military before people
can trust the military again. Just see to it that this good behavior is 
maintained.