... plan also includes the installation of an oil and gas pipeline network. The estimated total cost amounts to 1 trillion baht ($28 billion).
The Landbridge project represents an unprecedented opportunity to enhance connectivity between the Pacific and Indian oceans, and to link economic activity between the two regions.
It promises to facilitate increased movement of goods and people between East and West, offering a viable sea-trade thoroughfare in addition to the Strait of Malacca.
Once completed,...
... Patronage of H.M. the Queen.
Not only did the audience have an opportunity to donate to charity through this concert, they also had a pleasant time listening to music from many countries. In addition, Thai artists introduced a “Pin” (an Indian Lute), which is a musical instrument from the northern part of Thailand, to the audience and it was well received.
... for the relief of the storm’s victims. The amount of money donated was so great that after the relief operation there was enough left over to establish the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation to relieve victims of natural disasters. The 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami wrought mass destruction in several countries in East Africa, South and Southeast Asia, including six southern provinces of Thailand on the Andaman Coast.
Again it was His Majesty the King who first set the relief operation in motion ...
... elephants. Water flow is controlled by check dams constructed to keep the land moist. As a result, the buffer zones have been transformed into rich, nutritious food reserves for not only elephants, but all sorts of wildlife, be they banteng, gaur or Indian bison and barking deer. Some community forests have even been converted into buffer zones as they host a wide range of biodiversity and crop species, useful for both humans and wildlife. These include Dipterocarpus alatus, rattan and paduak, among ...