Oil exploration off Samui

I choose this story because this story relates environment of Thailand, tourism destination and image of Thailand tourism, especially Samui island where is a well-known place in country and other country, and I have ever gone to Samui where is calm, noisy, gorgeous and nice condition, so I am interested in this news. Besides, Thailand tourism is an important factor which makes much money come to Thailand. This situation moderately affect this factor.

This news tells about the Energy Ministry Wannarat Charnnukul and government can not accept four oil exploration concessions off Samui island because concessions do not practice or improve conducting that may have some effect to law or cause environment damaged. The information come from people who live in Samui and against concessions. They think concessions concern about economic and environmental damage. The four firm who have concessions are Chevron (Thailand), Salamander Energy (Bualuang), Nucoastal (Thailand) and Pearl Oil (Amata).

In my thought, oil exploration will have to make some bad effects to economy and environment, especially environment, because exploration have to dig, drill or something likes these. So if you explore nearby tourism places, it's sure that affect to tourism places. Besides, water is very good for liquid spread, if oil or chemical things fall into water, sea or ocean, it will spread quickly and give many effects to water living and nearby places. For example, fish, algae and birds that live closely water.

Elephant hopital for Krabi

I choose this news because this news relates environment of Thailand, especially elephant that is the symbol of Thailand, they had been used in wars in the past. Nowadays, elephants are used in a wrong way. They are brought to each province for finding money. For exmple, many people bring elephant into cities and use them for money, feeding and go over them. It is problems that directly relates elephant. And this news relates elephant's hospital at Krabi, that is useful. It helps elephants very much.

This story tells about first establishing elephant hosoital in country's South. In South of Thailand, there are no moblie hospital in South Thailand. It is very bad when elephants have a sick or fever. We can not help or cure elephants and wild animals in forests, it's probably hard. More than 800 elephants work in rubber forests and tourism sites in South of Thailand but South Thailand, there are limited vet services in areas, and many violent situations. so National Elephant Institute that come under the umbrella of the Forest Industry Organisation choose Krabi, it does not have violent situations. Importantly when elephants are injured, they have to go more hundred km for going to mobile clinic.

In my thought, it is so good and useful very much. It is conversation of elephants which the symbol of Thailand. Eventhrough South Thailand has many damage situation, we should help and take care of everything that no relate with violent situation, especially animals which do not know anything about human. I think this project can help more elephants, it can help evey animals in forest.

Gold prices higher

I choose this story because gold is a important indicator that show moving of finance and economy around the world. In a past, gold prices were very low, it estimated 4,000 baht, but nowadays, gold prices are very high, it estimate 18,000 baht. It is changed from past to now. It is many as high as space between past and present. Sometimes many people use gold for indicating richness.

This news remind everyone about gold prices on this Saturday. Today the Gold Trader Association announce the buying price of gold ornaments is 17,979.76 baht per baht-weight, and the buying price of gold bar is 18,250 baht per baht-weight. Besides, the selling price of gold ornament is 18,750 baht per baht-weight and the selling price of gold bar is 18,350 baht per baht-weight. They are higher than ever, they are usually increased prices especially time at oil-crisis that makes gold price crisis too.

In my opinion, gold is a very stable metal. It is suitable for being indicator of finance. But present increasing, I think it is too fast because ten years ago it was only 4,000 baht. Nowadays it estimate 18,000 baht. Increasing affect to cost of everything that people consume. That is sure that meals and fare are added prices too. Furthermore, oil-crisis affect to cost of everything too. It is not only gold prices.

20% new export target too high

I choose this news because this news relates with economic Thailand. After violent situation in Thailand, Everything, people, politics and business, is bad especially economic system. Because violent situation makes abroad businessmen are unconfident to invest in Thailand. This policy affect to many export companies and import companies. My family's business is a import company, so it affect to me too.

The Ministry of Commerce's revision of its export growth target for this year to 20 percent. It estimate US189 billion, it is too high. Pornsilp Patcharintanakul, deputy secretary general of the Thai Chamber of Commerce say, many economic indicators show that economic world slowly grow up, and unployment rate is still as high as 11 percent. So 20 percent is too high nowadays. But he expect exports would grow 16 persent, it is good enough.

In my opinion, I think it is so fast for setting up high expectancy because the Thailand government can not manage problems or trouble inside country. Eventhough the government can manage every problems but spiritual population does not be managed too, especially abroad investors who are finance for Thailand economy.

Extradition of Thaksin

I choose this story because this story relates endurance of Thailand. Nowadays, Thai people are separated to two groups, red shirt group and yellow shirt group, by person, fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinnawatra. Moreover, this news may make separation of Thai people again, and it may bring violence to Thais again too. Besides, this situation may proof for ability of government that can control every situations that happen in Thailand.

This story tells about public prosecutor or people who are prosecutors plan to seek the fugitive Thaksin Shinnawatra and red shirt leaders who run overseas. Director-general Tharit Pengdit say that agency is working with police to catch red shirt leaders who are hiding in Thailand and abroad. They are known to be living outside Thailand include Thaksin who is living in Montenegro, and Arisman Pongruangrong was spotted at hotel in Cambodian province, so public prosecutors will seek those people urgently. Furthermore, Tharit Pengdit, he add indictment to red shirt leaders, who do not remand in police.

In my opinion, I think this news is very risk for stabality of Thai population, and indication this news should be careful. Nowadays, Thai population is very sensitive. Some groups are still calm but some group are violent, and already go out to create problem or trouble. Those affect our country in the bad aspect. However, in Thailand, many people still love and respect Thaksin and red shirt group so reporters should be careful for reveal this news.

New Google Chrome

I choose this news because internet is important thing in everylife. It is a way that makes you access to the global network, communicate to other people, other group, and it is source of learning by yourself. Nowadays, technology has quickly development. we should be up to date. we do not out of date because everything pass so fast, sometimes we may not get something that we have to know. and google chrome is a good way that make you up to date the world.

This news tells about improving of Google officially that develop Google's browser, Google Chrome, better than ever. News Google chrome consist of many new abilities, such as speed to get users that is increased, new designing feature that is simplicity and many application that specific each websites. For example, when you use google earth, it allow you zoom in, zoom out or 3D graphics but if you use it in google chrome, it will evolve to global platform that makes look easy and looks like reality. Besides, it has new engines for comfortable using. That is Java Script, it make google chrome work faster 20%. And it has many application that you have to try it by your self.

In my opinion, I think it is very good because if google indicate your new program, google chrome, other companies will develop their program for competition themselve. Also Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari etc. So competition is a very good way for developing technology of Thailand. Moreover, people who get benefit is consumer and every people who use internet especially, children need technology for learning.

ICT Thailand will change

I choose this story because this news tells about development technology of Thailand. Nowadays, technology of Thailand is bad. It is out of date. Developed countries have 4G network but Thailand does not have 4G, and 3G does not cover all of Thailand area. but it is not significant point. The significant point is creating opportunity for Thai people in suburb to access information and knowledge. That is a good plan for developing Thailand because besides it develop technology of Thailand, it develop living of Thai people too. Children in suburb will get information, knowledge and teaching that is correct and sure.

This news tells, the government of Thailand considers a draft plan, ICT 2020. This plan is developed by the Information and Communications Technology Ministry and the National Electronic and Computer Technology Cenntre (Nectec), and this plan aims to establish the directions in which ICT will develop in Thailand from 2011 to 2020. There are seven methods in this plan that approach the goals that develop technology Thailand. Seven methods consist of providing and developing broadband infrastructure, developing ICT staff, enhancing and creating competitiveness of Thailand industry, developing ICT for governace, applying ICT to manufacture and agriculture, reducing cost for technology eauipment and developing ICT for green economy and society.

In my opinion, I think this framework is very good for developing Thailand because many people and many children in suburb do not get information, knowledge and news, if they get them but they are not up to date. Some area does not have school or education places, so this plan is good method for developing Thailand. We should use technology for education in Thailand. But this plan spends time for 10 years to develop technology, broadband and network in Thailand. That is too long time but it is good way. Because everything is developed, It has to have long time for developing, especially education and youth.