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Policy tightened Thai visa

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The Embassy of the Thailand in Vientiane, Laos, make has more No 60 days, single or double entry tourist, any visa applicant whose passport three alreadybears these stickers from the Embassy for a visa.

Tourists who have just Vientiane, said that the Embassy a struggle against foreigners who resorted to the tourist to stay indefinitely in Thailand visa.

An employee of the Embassy stated that tourist visas 60 days are aimed at genuine tourists and not for people who live more or less permanently in Thailand.

The employee said there is also suspicion that many of these people who seek tourist visa in Thailand on a regular basis working illegally in the country.

60-Day visas are free, at least until the end of March this year, even if the offices of Thai immigration BT1, 900 30-day extensions.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources have confirmed that Thai embassies abroad could refuse the issuance of visas for 60 days if they feel that these visas are poorly used.

They pointed out that instead of obtain the tourist visa on several occasions, any foreigner wishing to stay in Thailand on a long-term basis may apply for other visas, such as the visa of retirement for a year for those over 50 years, the visa of marriage of a year for foreigners with Thai spouse, visa business and visa of education.

There is no sign, however, that other Thai embassies in the region have taken a line lasts as long as Vientiane.

Visitors have not reported any problems Phnom Penh, for example, even though the processing of visa
It takes about three full working days.

In the Viet Nam, Thai visa issuance is reported as business as usual.

Singapore was reported that a six-week gap is required before
a second tourist visa is issued.

Travel agents say that the Embassy of the Thailand in Vientiane is, by far the largest issuer of Thai visa in the region.

The current repression, they said, could be an attempt to limit their workload or to encourage the use of other Thai embassies in Asia.

More great attraction of the Vientiane Embassy is its proximity to the Thai border via the bridge of friendship. The policy, however, can become easier in April if the Government permits embassies start load again for 60 days tourist visa.

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Softened stand oil drilling?

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Municipality request a new public hearing before project resumed.

In a position slightly softened against the Bill carried over to the coast of Koh Samui, the municipal mayor said public oil exploration and drilling new hearing should be conducted before that oil companies can resume here to oil drilling.

Municipal officials, with environmental groups and tourism stakeholders last year demanded a stop oil drilling and exploration of Koh Samui.

In opposition very publicized project last year, the Mayor led official municipality, Samui residents and tourism stakeholders in the timeline of events and gatherings to stop the project as harmful to the environment and tourism, the blood of the economic life of the island.

Protests forced the Government to temporarily halt oil exploration.

Demonstrators, including those of the Islands Koh Tao and Koh Phangan neighbour, demanded the Government withdraw the permit, he granted to oil companies drilling offshore here fearing it would destroy the environment and the tourism industry here.

“The oil companies have to make public hearing yet because people are satisfied with the first public hearing”, said Mayor Ramnate Jaikwang.

The first public hearing has been criticized for not being transparent as required by law.

Tanongsak Somwong, head of one of the groups protesting, said that the first public hearing had only about 30 of those present, with about half of them, the representatives of the Government. Those representing the private sector, he said, were mostly of businessmen. Person has represented the fishermen and tourism operators.

The second public hearing did not place because participants have organized a walkout.

This follow-up were protests pressure on the Government to abandon the oil exploration project.

Last October, the Ministry of mineral fuels Director General Kurujit said Nakhonthap NuCoastol Thailand Co. was postponed one year its drilling for natural gas off the coast of Koh Samui, due to two factors, including public opposition.

“The first well would have been done during the year, but the beginning of the work was affected by the resistance of the affected residents in nearby areas including Koh Samui and Koh Phangan,” said the official.

She also revealed that oil exploration company has yet to have its assessment of the environmental impact statement (EIS) approved.

NuCoastal operates another block of oil exploration in the Gulf of Thailand, near Songkhla, produced every day from 11 700 barrels of crude oil.

Kurujit has been cited in the media by saying that the Government might consider giving the company a year to prepare for drilling because residents and tourist operators are seriously afraid of an oil spill similar to what is happened in the Gulf of the Mexico last year.

License of the nu coastal oil exploration would become invalid if its assessment of the impact on the environment (EIA) is unable to obtain the approval of the Science and Technology Ministry prior to December 18.

Koh Samui residents have held protests against the decision of the Government to grant the London affiliate of coastal energy based in Houston, Texas-based a licence for the 42 kilometres off the coast of South Island tourist.

Kurujit was quoted saying earlier that the authorities and society would redouble its efforts to provide accurate information on the safety and protection of the environment and explain the strict laws on the production and oil exploration.

“It is not surprising that people living near the oil block would be afraid, because they think that the drilling rig could explode as the accident in the Gulf of Mexico, we therefore need time to provide correct information,” he was quoted saying.

The Government has warned that the Thailand had oil and gas reserves for use only for the next 11-12 years.

“If no new oil and gas resources have been discovered, the country may have to rely on imports of liquefied natural gas [more],” Minister of energy Wannarat Channukul told the media last year.

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Project of Bt220-M water begins soon

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The municipality of Koh Samui will soon launch a water Bt220 million project to resolve once and for all of the island perennial water problem.

Samui Ramnate Jaikwang mayor said Samui Express once completed, commercial establishments and each of the 39 villages of the island will have sufficient water supply.

The project will be implemented first in Maenam and Lamai, said the Mayor.

“We will start the project first Lamai and Maenam the and the supply of these villages with water from the dam,” for him.

He said that the municipality is Bt800 million for the repair of eight dams for water and for the purchase of storage tank water mains.

“Also we work on deeper wells of this year and Chaweng Lake will be dredged by a metre, Ramnate has.”

He also said that treatment plants will be constructed to prevent or minimize infiltration of wastewater in Chaweng Lake. Outside the repair of the dams of water in all areas of the island, he said that the municipality will also attend other projects of Chaweng. The construction of storage tanks or even a Lipa Noi desalination plant is also examined.

“When these projects are completed we can use more water from Chaweng and the water authority may use their water to provide companies of the island,” explained Ramnate.

He said that this will result in a stable water supply in each community. He added that each community will manage their own water resources.

“Community of water supply will be cheaper than water from the Government,” he said, stressing the system will be the same, but the price will be cheaper.

The project is expected to begin soon should allay the fears that the island still face water shortage as what happened in the beginning of 2010 half when many businesses and homes have experienced low water supply.

Last year, the provincial authority of Waterworks Samui even define a rationing of the calendar from may due to the water supply of water. Authority Manager of water that vichan Ningnoi was quoted saying that last year Hinlad reservoir was empty for 100 per cent.

However, he said, the PHRU Kajud reservoir, which has a capacity for 800 000 meters cubic water and would have been built at the cost of Bt100 million, had over 120 000 cubic metres of water at any given time.

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