The Kingdom of Thailand on April 2 celebrates the most auspicious occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s birthday. We at the Chiangmai Mail join the entire country with our most humble wishes for HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for a long, healthy and happy life. (For more information about Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn )

Local ballet students, international dancers, popular Thai singer Maneenuch Smerasut and the Chiangmai Ballet Academy joined forces and proudly presented their third musical dance play ‘Nutcracker 2004’ at the Kad theatre.

Forces will be mobilized to combat economic crime

The Ministry of Justice recently conducted a brainstorming session aimed at thrashing out approaches to solve economic crime, warning that economic crime was costing the nation billions of baht each year.

Wisit Wisitsora-at, director of the ministry’s operations, addressed the seminar. Hinting of famous incidents of economic crime such as the Enron scandal in the US, Wisit warned, “These problems could happen to Thailand. Whatever agencies are involved, they must join hands to carry out audits, rather than leaving everything up to the Special Investigative Branch.”