khall64au

Hi all,
Am researching at university-level, the social effects of long-term tsunami aid - beyond the days of short-term benefit, essential to many in recovery of the severe impacts of tsunami devastation - but I would like to hear from anyone with information about long-term programs, designed to assist communities in recovery beyond the days of shelter and immediate needs - looking to the future (in the early days) of the needs and aspirations that would come (and have now long-eventuated).

Success stories please!

Am happy to hear any hints or concrete programs from anyone involved in those past-programs.

Thankyou!

Hi all,
A topic close to all our mouths is dental care - and formally living in Thailand, I was very happy with the degree of technology and professional treatments on offer, and of course the cost was very satisfactory and highly superior on a global scale.

Since returning to live in Australia - I am overwhelmed by the hyper-inflated cost and less than satisfactory levels of professionalism in the dental field.

Simple procedures cost xxxxxxxxxx times more, and I have endured dental practitioners bad-mouthing Thai dentists for their "third world training and standards"....

Relatives and friends have re-iterated to me how dentists over-dramatise dental conditions to promote their own dental products and services on offer.

I am disgusted by the dental profession in my country - have spent way too much money in the past year on the advice of "professional" dental practitioners treating me for initial 'check-ups' leading to "essential" dental health preventions....

Too bad, I am so busy that I cannot leave the country at present but:-

* Give me a holiday in Thailand any day - with a dental check up on the side!

Am studying a university topic on shrimp aquaculture in Thailand.

Since I cannot find confirmation from official sources, just wondering if anyone has information or links to official sources that will confirm if:

L. vannamei species prawn production is commercially legal in Thailand or not?

Am doing a case study on L. vannamei production in south Thailand, for sales to Australian importers - for academic purposes only - where can you suggest is the best source to get info on whether vannamei is a legally-traded commodity?

Vannamei is an exotic prawn species from Latin America - until a few years ago from recent research, the species was only approved for importation of broodstock (from Hawaii) for experimentation purposes only from 2001.

But vannamei production is now, just a decade on, a US$2.5billion annual export product from Thailand - way surpassing tiger prawn production.

When I look at the Thai Seafood Assoc product database it only mentions black tiger prawns (native to Thailand).

Correct me if I am wrong!

I need to know if L, vannamei has actually been officially approved by Thai govt for commercial production in Thailand.

Does anyone know of Thai government documentation (preferably in English)to confirm this?

Thanks for your help!

Cheers