About 1,000 protesters, led by Sudchai Somchorm of the PEA Union, assembled in Chiang Mai on June 4 to protest the government’s EGAT privatisation plan.

Subnotic, a new events and promotion agency in Chiang Mai, made their debut in trying to make dreams come true. The event team directors Ulrike Kneitschel and Anong Neuhaus dedicated the event to assisting the three children’s charities comprising of the regional Juvenile Training Center 7, a center for mentally retarded children; the ‘School for Life’ where 20 percent of the 170 children in the small elementary school are AIDS orphans; and the Foundation for Disabled Children in Thailand.

Thailand to join ‘Week on ASEAN Cultures’ in Vietnam

Thailand and other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are preparing to organize a regional cultural event, dubbed ‘Week on ASEAN Cultures, scheduled to be held in Vietnam in August. The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Culture, and representatives from the ASEAN countries discussed the plan recently in Hanoi.