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15/7/2011

The second match between Thailand national team and Myanmar national team.

The second football match between Thailand national team and Myanmar national team at “New I-Mobile Stadium” of Buriram city located at Issan sub-district, Muang Buriram district, Buriram province. The result was 1:1.

15/7/2011

Buriram military make merit and Wientian ritual.

At “Wat Pra Putthabat Khao Kradong” (Khao Kradong temple), located Samet subdistrict, Muang district, Buriram province.

There were approx 300 of Buriram military joined the Wientian ritual ceremony (candle procession) and make merit in the Buddhist Lent day for prosperity in life and to preserve the good tradition of Thailand and promote ethics for the military officials.

14/7/2011

The first match between Thailand national team and Myanmar national team.

The first football match between Thailand national team and Myanmar national team at “New I-Mobile Stadium” of Buriram city located at Issan sub-district, Muang Buriram district, Buriram province. The result was 1:0.

14/7/2011

Buriram has accelerate requests for artificial rain to add water in the reservoirs.

Provincial agriculture office has requested the Artificial rain operations center in Khon Kaen province and Nakhonratchasima province to operate flights to scatter chemicals to make artificial rain to fill the water in the reservoirs as in many areas are experiencing drought heavier over the past several years.

Especially in “Huay Jor Ra Khe Mak” reservoir which is the water source to produce the water supply to people of 20,000 households in Muang district and Huai Rat district which currently have water remaining only 6 million cubic meters of the reservoir capacity 26 million cubic meters.

In addition, also to help the rice farmers and the farmers who grow short-lived plants (crops) especially in Lahan Sai district and Nang Rong district that many rice fields were affected with water shortages.

Mr.Santi Nuekchob from Provincial agriculture office said that currently the artificial rain operations center has started operating flights to sprinkle chemicals to make an artificial rain already but have air quality problems, therefore the result of making artificial rain does not work as expected.

13/7/2011

Lemon farms create income over 300,000 baht a year.

The farmer named Mr.Niwat Soonthornraksa, 67 year old, resident Ban Nong Mai Daeng, Ban Bua subdistrict, Muang district, Buriram province which in the past he was making pig farms which has been lost and on debt.

Thereafter he turned to plant lemons in the area of his house on the cultivation area over 1 rai which have 150 of lemon trees and he was using the animal manure such as pig manure, chicken manure for a composting which is the way to reduce the cost as well and the lemon planted has created his average income more than 300,000 baht a year.

His success has brought the farmers from other provinces to come and learn from him continuously.

Therefore the Provincial Agriculture Office of Buriram province has set his farms to be “the Learning Center for Farmers” or “the Agriculture Training Center of Ban Nong Mai Daeng”.

12/7/2011

Heavy rains cause flooding 30-50 centimeters height in Buriram Municipality area.

Buriram city has been heavy raining for 3 hours which resulted many roads in Buriram municipality area were flooding such as the road to entrance to the Bus Station, Soi Saensuk and the road infront of Taweekit Supercenter that have the level of flooding at 30-50 centimeters height and caused the traffic trouble.

12/7/2011

A second round of checking prices of religious supplies before the “Important Buddhist Religion Day”.

Department of Internal Trade of Buriram province has been out to explore the stores selling religious products again before the “important buddhist religion day” that will be in this month as following :

- On Friday, 15th July 2011 is “Asarnha Bucha DAy”

- On Saturday, 16th July 2011 is “Buddhist Lent Day”

- On Monday, 18th July 2011 is the “Substitute Buddhist Lent Day”.

Therefore, Thailand will have a long holiday from 15th – 18th July 2011.

The exploration has held to prevent the operators from taking advantage on the consumers by selling the products that expired or degenerated (get worse in quality) or not standardized or the sales price exceeds the reality.

If it detects that the operator commits an offense.

Shall be punished. Imprisonment not exceeding 7 years and a fine not exceeding 140,000 Baht.

If there is no price tag attached there will be fine not exceeding 10,000 Baht.

If found the people being exploited. Can inform the ‘Office of Internal Trade’ Provincial or ‘Housewife Hotline’ 1569.

12/7/2011

A second day of children making ID cards in Buriram city was bustling.


The atmosphere on the second day of children making ID cards at Buriram Municipality office was lively with many children were queuing to get their identification cards.

In addition, Buriram municipality will make Saturday a day for children applications for ID cards and will work with schools in the area to facilitate the process.

11/7/2011

The Thailand national football team arrived Buriram.

The Thailand national football team has arrived Buriram province and stay in Thepnakhon Hotel. The national team player will practice their football at I-Mobile Stadium before the football match that will held at “New I-Mobile Stadium” of Buriram city located at Issan sub-district, Muang Buriram district, Buriram province.

The schedule as following :

- On 14th July, 15th July 2011, football match between Thailand national football team with Myanmar national football team.

- On 23rd July 2011, football match of “the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers” between Thailand national football team with Palestine national football team.

11/7/2011

Internal Trade has been out to explore restaurants selling curry and rice.

The internal trade staff of Buriram province has been out to explore various restaurants in Buriram Municipality where they are selling curry and rice.


The exploration has held to prevent the operators from taking an advantage on the consumers by selling food in price exceeds the reality or not display prices clearly.

Therefore if it detects that the operator commits an offense by selling in the price exceeds reality or not display prices clearly will be subject to prosecution.

11/7/2011

A first day of children making ID cards in Buriram city was not bustling.

The atmosphere on the first day of children who are 7 years old up making ID cards in Buriram district office was not bustling.

This may be due to the reason that children are going to school because it is an official day and also some parents may not know about the children who are 7 years old up can have an ID cards.

In Buriram district, the first children who get the ID card today was a boy named “Thanathip Chinwadee” aged 8 years old, a student of “2 Municipality School”.

However, the children who are 7-15 years old if not apply for an ID cards within 1 year ,there will be a fine not exceeding 100 baht.

11/7/2011

Buriram preparation are pushing to accelerate the open of border trade.

Buriram Chamber of Commerce identify that after the new government will be fully established, the province will push to accelerate the affair of opening the border trade at Chong Ta Ku, Chan Thaba Phet subdistrict, Ban Kruat district, Buriram province which is opposite Udon Meechai province, Cambodia country.

Buriram province has sent this affair to the Ministry of Interior already but because of the military clashes occurred between the Thailand forces and Cambodian forces along the border, Therefore this affair has been slowed down.

7/7/2011

5 years old boy drank chemical grasses removal.

This incident occured at house number 39 Moo.5 Ban Nong Ta Riam, Thai Samakkee subdistrict, Nong Hong district, Buriram province.

The boy, aged 5 years old has been taken to hospital after drinking toxic chemicals.

Fortunately, the doctors has rescued the boy on time.

The investigation Mrs.Chian (Grandmother of the boy) know that her husband (Grandfather of the boy) has put the chemical grasses removal into the bottle of soft drink to be prepared to go to the sugar cane farm. Therefore the boy misunderstood/mistake and drank it because he thought it a soft drink inside the bottle.

7/7/2011

Checking prices of religious supplies before the “Important Buddhist Religion Day”.

Department of Internal Trade of Buriram province has been out to explore the stores selling religious products before the “important buddhist religion day” that will be in this month as following :

- On Friday, 15th July 2011 is “Asarnha Bucha DAy”

- On Saturday, 16th July 2011 is “Buddhist Lent Day”

- On Monday, 18th July 2011 is the “Substitute Buddhist Lent Day”.

Therefore, Thailand will have a long holiday from 15th – 18th July 2011.

The exploration has held to prevent the operators from taking advantage on the consumers by selling the products that expired or degenerated (get worse in quality) or not standardized or the sales price exceeds the reality.

If it detects that the operator commits an offense.

Shall be punished. Imprisonment not exceeding 7 years and a fine not exceeding 140,000 Baht.

If there is no price tag attached there will be fine not exceeding 10,000 Baht.

If found the people being exploited. Can inform the ‘Office of Internal Trade’ Provincial or ‘Housewife Hotline’ 1569.

6/7/2011

Farmers retard on selling rubber sheets.

The center of rubber market of Buriram province has been slowing down due to the trading prices decreased from 170 baht per kilogram to be 130 baht per kilogram. Which cause the trading atmosphere in the market to be sluggish because the farmers are retarding the sale of the rubber sheets and this has resulting the trading per day to be 15 tons but in the past the trading was at 50 tons per day. Which this resulted the trading balance to be reduced by over 50 percents.

Therefore the rubber market has extended the purchasing day from one day a week to be 5 days a week from Monday – Friday.

6/7/2011

Buriram, drought conditions reach crisis levels.Buriram province is experiencing a severe drought.

Presently, all the 22 reservoirs of Buriram province has water remaining only 57 percent from the reservoirs storage capacity 299 million cubic meters. Especially, in “Huay Jor Ra Khe Mak” reservoir which is the water source to produce the water supply to people of 20,000 households in Muang district and Huai Rat district which currently have water remaining only 23.03 percentages or 6 million cubic meters of the reservoir capacity 26 million cubic meters.

Therefore the province has expedited pumping the water from “Huai Talad reservoir” to be stored in “Huai Jor Ra Khe Mak reservoir” to prevent water shortages in producing a water supply.

3/7/2011

Election Atmosphere in Buriram province.



3/7/2011

Mr.Chai Chidchob and wife has been to the polling station for voting.