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Date:         Tue, 18 Aug 1992 13:40:57 -0400
From:         Nhan Tran <tran@PEORA.SDC.CCUR.COM>
Subject:      NEWS/VN: Thailand, VN to sign rice agreement
X-To:         FISHLM%SNYBUFVA@pucc.princeton.edu, scv@media.mit.edu,
              seasia-l@msu.BITNET, vietnam@cco.caltech.edu, vn-news@saigon.com

08/17

THAILAND, VIETNAM TO SIGN RICE AGREEMENT

    BANGKOK, Aug 17, Reuter - Thailand and Vietnam will sign an agreement this
week on exchanging information on rice prices, production and exports in a move
to protect their trade interests.
    Commerce ministry officials said Thai Commerce Minister Amaret Sila-on is
due to conclude the bilateral agreement during his visit to Vietnam on August
18-22.
    They said the countries hope the agreement will benefit their rice exports
by sparing them the problem of price undercutting experienced in recent years.
    Vietnam, which in the last few years has emerged as the third biggest
exporter after Thailand and the United States, has become Thailand's main
competitor in the low grade rice sector.
    The officials said the pact will help prepare both exporters to deal with
international grain traders.
From: kamol@munnari.oz.AU (Kamol Hengkietisak)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Aug 20: Nukul requests police protection
Date: 20 Aug 1992 07:03:25 +1000
Organization: Mail/News gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: munnari.oz.au

Police beef up security for Nukul 
 
     POLICE bodyguards have been assigned to Communications 
Minister Nukul Prachuabmoh following his transfer of former 
Telephone Organisation of Thailand director Paiboon Limpapayom 
pending a corruption probe.
     Mr Nukul, who has never been assigned a police officer 
before, is now guarded by four policemen, one in uniform and three 
in plain clothes, from the Thong Lor Police Station where his 
house is located.
     A Highway Police car was also parked at ministry headquarters 
to accompany Mr Nukul's vehicle whenever he leaves the ministry.
     The minister told reporters he has been warned to be wary of 
physical harm and decided to request police protection.
     Mr Nukul said Mr Paiboon has not yet reported to the ministry 
and this may take some time. Mr Paiboon may want to consult the 
permanent secretary for communications first.
     He declined to say whether or not there will be more 
transfers in the TOT or if disciplinary action will be taken 
against workers who protested against the transfer.
     He said these matters will be handled by the TOT 
administration and he will no longer have anything to do with 
them.
     Ministry officials yesterday prepared a desk for Mr Paiboon 
in a room for state enterprise advisers where other transferred 
officials from other agencies have also been placed.
From: kamol@munnari.oz.AU (Kamol Hengkietisak)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Aug 19: Chatichai told to ignore polls
Date: 19 Aug 1992 07:04:21 +1000
Organization: Mail/News gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: munnari.oz.au

Chatichai told to ignore polls
Chart Pattana Party secretary-general Prachuab Chaiyasarn is 
advising party leader Chatichai Choonhavan to ignore recent 
opinion polls which indicate the majority of voters favour other 
political parties and their leaders.
     Mr Prachuab says a survey by the National Institute of 
Development Administration, the results of which were made public 
in the last week, show Democrat Party leader Chuan Leekpai is the 
most popular choice for premier even though eligible voters prefer 
to elect Palang Dharma Party candidates.
     Another survey by Chulalongkorn University shows Bangkokians 
want former PDP leader Maj-Gen Chamlong Srimuang as next prime 
minister but think that Gen Chatichai has a good chance of winning 
the top post.
     "Na Chart (Gen Chatichai) should know the opinions of 
Bangkokians change like the wind," he says.
     "If a survey is conducted every week, the results will also 
change every week."
     Mr Prachuab says he wants former prime minister Chatichai to 
concentrate more on helping candidates in their campaign.
From: kamol@munnari.oz.AU (Kamol Hengkietisak)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Aug 19: Pattaya gets more money
Date: 19 Aug 1992 07:04:40 +1000
Organization: Mail/News gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: munnari.oz.au

Pattaya facelift gets nod
The Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal 
for infrastructure projects in Pattaya, including a water 
treatment system, by the Science, Technology & Environment 
Ministry.
     Treatment of waste water, polluted air, noise and garbage in 
Pattaya will be improved, tourism will be promoted, natural 
resources preserved and social problems corrected, it said.
     Some 2,000 million baht, of which 1,694 million baht will be 
spent on water treatment, has been set aside for the projects 
through next year.
     Three areas of the resort will get improved water treatment 
-- Jomtien, North and South Pattaya and Naklua.
     Water in those areas will be recycled or released to the sea 
through "marine outfall" pipelines.
     No less than 50,000 cubic metres of water is used in Pattaya 
daily. A water treatment system, scheduled to be finished in 1994, 
will have a daily capacity of 33,000 cubic metres.
     A study and design of the water treatment system is to be 
completed by next year.
From: charoe@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Amnesty for Arjarn Sulak?
Date: 21 Aug 92 00:36:18 -0600
Organization: Memphis State University

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 13:51:59 -0400 
From: Schitt Laowattana <sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Part(5):Major Problems and Limitations in 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(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.


Posted by

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: sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu (Schitt Laowattana)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: More Input?
Date: 12 Aug 92 07:35:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.YeWGynC00Uh702Z3Yf
Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Excerpts from netnews.soc.culture.thai: 12-Aug-92 Re: Chula's internet
by vab7312@ritvax.isc.rit.e 
> To Whom It May Concern,
>         I have been follow reading the Thai.soc.culture lately.  It's very 
> interesting about the politic articles, but would you think that it would be
> more interesting if you talk about entertainment and the development of the
> nation ?   And would some one please get us more infomation about job search 
> in Thailand ?    
>                 Thank you in advance !
>                                         V.Airy


    Please stand by.  Requested information on Job opportunities in
Thailand, is coming soon in this net.  Sorry, no entertainment though. 

Regard,
Schitt(DJ) 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: wtuntaw@jordan.utah.edu (Wisanu Truntawiroon)
Subject: Re: Thai Fonts For MS-Windows?
Keywords: Find it in snake.mcs.kent.edu
Organization: University of Utah
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 22:58:42 GMT

test
From: sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu (Schitt Laowattana)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Re: Manufacturing Processes
Date: 12 Aug 92 16:00:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.MeWOMuC00iUy46EGUc
Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Excerpts from netnews.soc.culture.thai: 10-Aug-92 Manufacturing
Processes by Tawit Chitsomboon@ICOMP0 

> It's also funny that, the director of this newly-formed college
> (a newly-grad Ph.D.) are looking for a lot of instructors but he
> said in the want ads that he wanted only YOUNG Ph.D.'s! 
> I cannot immagine where would blind men lead blind men to. Blind oldmen?

    Look a good side.  I appreciate what this director has been doing. 
Although he is just a newly-grad Ph.D, he is really brave to step in the
S&TD of our country where no (advantage) financial reward can be
expected.  It is this type of person who can shoulder S&TD burden and
help developing our country.  I have a great admiration for him.  And I
hope that P'Tawit will not object to this point.




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

*****************************************************************************
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: circuit@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (The Circuit)
Subject: Samut...
Originator: circuit@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
Organization: Ministry of Mis-information
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:50:43 GMT


	Hello I am desperatly looking for a friend of mine. They live in Samut
Sakhon.. Is there anybody (preferably Thai)  that is familiar with
this small city? Or has lived there or nearby or know something about
the place? Please reply via e-mail.. It is very urgent!

ANY HELP WHATSOEVER would be more than appreciated!

Thank you
Chris

--
circuit@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
circuit@convex.csd.uwm.edu
-- 
circuit@csd4.csd.uwm.edu       Ministry of Misinformation
circuit@convex.csd.uwm.edu     Nani...Boku...kuyokuyo-suru...????
"..I Believe that entropy will eventually come to..HEY where'd everybody go?"
From: nagamati@caldera.usc.edu (Romklau Nagamati)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Re: Subject of 'unusually rich' politicians
Date: 19 Aug 1992 23:01:32 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: caldera.usc.edu

In article <1992Aug19.043915.25570@megadata.mega.oz.au> col@megadata.mega.oz.au (Colin Newell) writes:
>.......
>freeway under construction: "all the traffic problems will be over
>in 5 years" - I had to laugh.  The freeways (and skytrain) are a case
>of too little too late and will do practically nothing to help
>Bangkok's immense traffic problems.)  Ten years ago, Bangkok had
>appalling traffic, Chiengmai was OK.  What is the situation today?
>.......
>Colin Newell
>
>

Believe it or not...about 15 years ago a group of Thai companies proposed
a plan to build a "sub-way" in Bangkok using no public funding at all...
Of course, after extensive study, research, and planning... self-proclaimed
engineers (a.k.a idiots in the cabinet that has no background in engineering 
at all) insisted that it could not be built since it will be flooded every 
September-October and people would get killed in there....

One has to wonder how Hong Kong built its sub-way on the ocean floor 
between Kowloon and Hong Kong... and also how Japanese is building a
tunnel on the ocean floor linking the island to the north (whatever
the name is)!!! 

May be its because we have too many (self-procliamed) experts... that's
why most of the good stuffs never get done...

Ron N.

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   Ron Nagamati        |   "Read my MIPS...no new VAXes..."
   nagamati@usc.edu    |
From: slbxk@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Friendship Club
Date: 19 Aug 92 21:43:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: cc.1992Aug19.154352.58269
Organization: Utah State University



                   FRIENDSHIP CLUB

                   From the Editor
           -------------------------------


Dear friends,

     We are all far away from home, home town, home city, home
motherland. We each have the same dreams, dreaming about pursuing
a higher degree in education, accomplishing a wonderful task in
our own life, getting a satisfying job, climbing to a higher
class in life... But we feel lonely, terribly lonely, we need
friends, and love. Loneliness is like a killer, threatening us
every friday evening, saturday, sunday, holidays, even in daily
life. Why not let us gather together to get rid of loneliness, to
find ourselves companionship, to enjoy love or friendship! Let's
provide ourselves to the society and meet many people and choose
the one we want to be with, the one we love, but we have not met
yet.

     Good luck to all of you, dear friends!



                                       Editor


     P.S.

     For APPLICATION FORM please write to:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          --------------------------------------------
          |       FRIENDSHIP CLUB MEMBERSHIP         |
          |                                          |
          |               USU Box 1621               |
          |       Logan, UT   84322-0199  U.S.A.     |
          --------------------------------------------

     Or send inquiring by E-mail.
Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
From: fstawit@ICOMP01.LERC.NASA.GOV (Tawit Chitsomboon)
Subject: Re: Help Our  Unfortunate Kids
Originator: daemon@Condor.mcs.kent.edu
Organization: Kent Gateway
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 19:14:48 GMT



In article <9222511.6506@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> 
noi@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Nittida Nuansri) writes:

>fstawit@ICOMP01.LERC.NASA.GOV (Tawit Chitsomboon) writes:
>
>>At Wat SaKaew in Angthong, there are some 2,000 children, both boys
>>and girls, age ranging from toddler to young adult. The monks do whatever
>.....
>
>Is it possible to post the addresses of these 2 NGOs?  So that people can
>contact them, if they would like to.
>
Sorry, there is no addresses available for these two organizations.
My friend sent me the two articles not to solicit donation but
my awareness. He hoped  that he could persuade me to join him
in doing something to help these children when I go back to Thailand.
At this particular stage, all I could do was shedding some tears.


...Tawit
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: jone@next04pg2.wam.umd.edu (Jon E)
Subject: Connecting to Chiang Mai University
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 18:47:38 GMT

I've just spent part of my summer at Chiang Mai University, visiting an  
American friend of mine who recently started working there.  He's trying  
to start a bulletin board and hook into FIDOnet.  If anyone knows about  
connecting to foreign bulletin boards through the net, or about connecting  
to FIDOnet I would appreciate any information.  He's running mostly with  
PC's, but there are also some SUN workstations there.  I would like to be  
able to help him hook into internet, or bitnet possibly through the node  
at Chulalongkorn, since I think it would be valuable connection for  
getting the news from CMU and a lot of Northern Thailand. Are there better  
avenues to go through?  I would appreciate any help anyone could offer.

Thanks in advance,
Jon E
----------------
jone@wam.umd.edu
From: stateman@hplred.HP.COM (Howard Stateman)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 18:10:00 GMT
Subject: Thai Fonts For MS-Windows?
Organization: HP Research Grants Program
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai

Sawaddee krup,
Is there a Thai font for MS-Windows available as shareware or freeware? I
am a former Peace Corps Volunteer who worked in Bangkok and Haad Yai, and
would like to be able to write to my Thai pen-pals with my DOS PC word
processor. 

Khop Khun Mag krup,
-Howard
-------------
Howard Stateman  
howeird@hpl.hp.com
From: kamol@munnari.oz.AU (Kamol Hengkietisak)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Aug 20: ETA board change promotes professionalism
Date: 20 Aug 1992 07:03:36 +1000
Organization: Mail/News gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: munnari.oz.au

ETA changes ordered to introduce professionals
 
     THE shakeup of the Expressways and Rapid Transit Authority of 
Thailand's board was necessary to allow professionals to take over 
the agency's work, Deputy Prime Minister Kasem S. Kasemsri said 
yesterday.
     M.R. Kasem said the ETA has several large projects in hand 
and needs a reliable professional like former Bank of Thailand 
governor Chavalit Thanachanant to oversee its work.
     Mr Chavalit was appointed board chairman in a shakeup which 
saw all military members lose their seats on the board.
     Mr Chavalit succeeded Interior Deputy Permanent Secretary 
Benchakul Makarathas who had been appointed with other senior 
military officers by former army chief and interior minister Gen 
Issarapong Noonpakdee.
     M.R. Kasem said Mr Chavalit is widely accepted in all circles 
and is the best person for the ETA chairmanship.
     Several other board members have also been replaced to give 
the board more independence in performing its duty, M.R. Kasem 
said. The ETA board should be free from political interference so 
it can truly serve the public.
From: meechan@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Korbkiat Meechan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Re: Amnesty for Arjarn Sulak?
Keywords: Amnesty for Suluk
Date: 22 Aug 92 19:19:37 GMT
Distribution: soc.culture.thai
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

From uwm.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!uw-beaver!yenbut Sat Aug 22 14:07:37 CDT 1992
Article: 3198 of soc.culture.thai
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: yenbut@cs.washington.edu (Voradesh Yenbut)
Subject: Re: Amnesty for Arjarn Sulak?
Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, U. of Washington, Seattle
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 19:26:55 GMT

In article <1992Aug21.003618.3084@memstvx1.memst.edu> charoe@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
>From: Charles Keyes <keyes@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
>
>	Ajarn Sulak is still in exile after ten months despite all of the
>political changes which have taken place in Thailand.  The charges against
>him, and especially the charge of lese majeste, have not been withdrawn so
>if he were to return he would still be arrested and prosecuted.  

         I will be glad to hear that the amnesty for S.Sivaluk comes out. I
, as many people do I guess, want to see he goes back home and write more
about what he thinks or what he knows about the politics in our country. It
seems to me that he is very opened-mind and brave to say what he thinks or
knows. 

        We hardly see this type of person who dares to criticize any
wrong-doing persons.

        kobkiat.
-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~  If you think your life is stink, then look at Al Bundy's life.      ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~  From. Kobkiat Meechan           | Mechanical Engineering            ~
From: Black_Swan@MTS.RPI.EDU
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Someone's account
Date: 17 Aug 92 20:15:02 GMT
X-Received: by usenet.pa.dec.com; id AA05540; Mon, 17 Aug 92 13:15:11 -0700
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cikan@edwin.par.univie.ac.at (Edwin Cikan) writes:
 
|c> 
|c> In article <1992Aug16.173556.16470@doug.cae.wisc.edu>, nilsuwan@cae.wisc.edu (Sunchai Nilsuwankosit) writes:
|c> |> I do not know if you feel interested in this thing or not.
|c> |> Try finger this account "anand@chulkn.chula.ac.th".
|c> |> I think you know whose account is this.
|c> |> What good do you think we can do with this knowledge?
|c> |> 
|c> |> Sunchai Nilsuwankosit
|c> |> 
|c> 
|c> Hi,
|c> 
|c> for me information like this is always useful. Whenever I am sending e-mail
|c> to a person I can also figure out if the receiver read my mail or not. So
|c> if there is no answer within a certain period of time I can finger the account
|c> to look after it. I know a lot of people because of the net, but not personally.
|c> If there are people supplying more information by using .plan, .project and so 
|c> on I am able to know more about this person. I think `finger` is a useful command.
|c> When you do finger @chulkn.chula.ac.th you can also see who is currently logged on,
|c> thus you have possibility to see the actitivities there.
 
 
I think you are underestimating the significance of the
previous post.  Anand@chulkn.chula.ac.th is a politically
very important person in Thailand, you know who.
 
 
If he indeeds uses that account, then there is 
a possibility that  Thai nationals world wide
can get in touch with him and perhaps have some 
influence on him or at least provide him with 
their views and feedback. Hence the interest in him
will be more than what he has in his .plan,
.project 8). He is after all someone who will be shaping
their country at least for now.
 
NO doubt about the usefulness of fingering or for
that matter  Internet .
 
 
As Nittinda has mentioned in a followup post, indeed
I don't think he logs on though. The date there is 
probably the day when that account was set up and tested 8). 
 
 
 
Black Swan
Black_Swan@mts.rpi.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai