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Spot the forest encroacher

August 29th, 2009 by Andrew Walker · 5 Comments

DaengJaSurayud

A. Daeng (Farmer)               B. Ja (Farmer)               C. Surayud (Privy Councillor)

This might help.

Tags: Environment · Thailand

5 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Carl Parkes // Aug 29, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    Nice. Humor. It’s in short supply today in Thailand.

    I guess Daeng. He looks like the criminal type.

  • 2 Ralph Kramden // Aug 30, 2009 at 4:19 am

    Ah, in the tradition of royal forest encroachment.

  • 3 athita // Aug 30, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Gen. Surayud is the chairman of “Love Khao Yai ” (Khao Yai is the national park covering 4 provinces in Thailand, and his villa is on the top of the mountain related to the national park).

    When he was in office (PM), he showed his love to the forest.

    What a fake!

  • 4 David // Aug 30, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    A kind of rubbish Robin of Sherwood! only he robs the poor to feed the rich! Me Thinks.
    There will be “wigs on the green” .
    For those who don’t know what that means….It’s a phrase popularised during the French Revolution.

  • 5 KonThai // Aug 30, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    Oh how lucky these privy greedy councilors! They can do no wrong. I’m sure Surayud will get away with this – knowing the Thai’s double-standard (in)justice system.

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