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For a list of the Types of Businesses that a 100% Foreign Owned, Thai Company are NOT permitted to operate, visit the Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce website and read the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999)

The list is towards the bottom of the page

http://www.dbd.go.th/eng/law/fba_e1999.phtml

However, as I understand it, a Thai Company with UNDER 50% Foregin Ownership can operate ANY business listed on the restricted list

Balfours Pie's or Four n Twenty Pie's and Farmers Union Iced Coffee

So how much does this farmer make?

From what I gather the first 3 years all revenue went back into the business as working capital and to develop the business further. As to how much he makes, not sure

Because they are not on TV....don't visit bars...stay low-profile...work their a##ses off...and most likely don't cross along 'walking street' in Pattaya....but play on the more important golf courses in Thailand where they meet the 'rich and famous'....

Don't know about spending time on golf courses but I would think that staying low profile, not getting into any disputes and working hard would be some of the keys to success. Also, don't involve any family members, girlfriends as it seems to lead to disputes and failure of the business. Keep the business seperate and find some business partners with similar goals to work with

Interesting but scary also.

There have been a few stories of successful fish-farmers before, who have been murdered, just because they were successful  ......

Staying very, very low-profile is important I would think.

Good advice for any fish farmers out there

You can read all their old news articles here

http://www.thairath.com/thairath1/2548/las...ainlastnews.php

Just click the year and month that the article was published, then click on the date

I have met a very successful Black / Red Tilapia farmer from the UK who has been here for years and has PR. He operates 2 farms in Prachinburi and has over 50 ponds and all he does is spawns and sells Tilapia fry. He has thousands of customers within Thailand and they even air freight fry to international markets

Hi Heng

I can't speak for the prawn farmers in Suphanburi but I can certainly speak for the prawn farmers in the Chachoengsao region, as I know many farmers in the area, including some farms run by expats. All the farmers that I know work extremely hard, around the clock and dedicated to their farming operations

To give you an idea, a typical day for a 3 Rai Black Tiger Prawn pond is as follows:

0100 - Turn on the diesel motors that drive the mechanical aerators

0600 - Turn off the diesel motors that drive the mechanical aerators

0630 - Conduct first water tests for the day (pH, total alkalinity, nitrites, ammonia, chlorine, salinity)

0700 - First feeding for the day

0730 - Check the feeding nets

1200 - Second feeding for the day

1230 - Check the feeding nets

1400 - Turn on the diesel motors that drive the mechanical aerators

1600 - Turn off the diesel motors that drive the mechanical aerators

1630 - Conduct second water tests for the day (pH, total alkalinity, nitrites, ammonia, chlorine, salinity)

1700 - Third feeding for the day

1730 - Check the feeding nets

2200 - Fourth feeding for the day

2230 - Check the feeding nets

At every step, details are also entered into a pond log book, also diesel motors need to be refilled and prawn feed prepared

So you can see that prawn farming is very labour intensive and farmers need to work around the clock to ensure that water conditions are right at all times to ensure the health of the prawns. The example above is for 1 pond or dam, many farms have over 10 ponds

Thanks CV

Nope, not the pies, the CROWS

Not sure where new members post, so I posted it here

I recently stumbled across Thaivisa.com whilst searching the internet, an interesting and informative read so far, happy to be here

A little bit about me

I am from Adelaide and have lived in Thailand for about 8 years. I like AFL, fishing, Thai food and learning the Thai language. Reading and writing Thai is not a problem, its getting the pronunciation of the words right when speaking - that's the problem

From: The News Limited Web Site

Tsunami widow to help Thais

By Jane Howard

March 27, 2005

From: Sunday Telegraph

TRISHA Broadbridge has vowed to help build a school in Thailand as a lasting monument to her husband and soul mate Troy whose life was claimed by the tsunami.

And she plans to devote a month each year to teach poor Thai children as a way to repay Thais' kindness after the Boxing Day catastrophe.

The young widow of Melbourne footballer Troy made the pledge after an emotional, private return visit to Thailand. She is determined her loss will not be in vain.

Ms Broadbridge, 23, spoke this week about how she has gained greater resolve to "love and honour Troy forever".

"I do not want to be seen as the tragic bride, I have been given a second chance in life by surviving and I want to make sure that I stayed for a reason," she said.

"It is a miracle I have survived and a tragedy that Troy hasn't. But if I can inspire people through what has happened to me I feel like I have brought a positive from what has been such a tragic time for me.

"It is heartbreaking to lose Troy but I don't want people to look at me and feel sorry.

"I want them to look at me and think 'Wow, she is making a difference' instead of letting tragedy rule my life."

Ms Broadbridge is now planning the construction of a Thai school. She is also learning Thai and studying teaching.

Ms Broadbridge cannot even contemplate ever finding love again as she says she had the very best. "He was amazing, my guardian angel," she said.

"He taught me a lot about life and about love and I wouldn't give back the last six years for anything despite the tragedy.

"We talked about it on Phi Phi, that we were so lucky, that not everyone in life experiences this deep love that we had.

"I'll always carry his legacy."