Countries in Asia are experiencing serious water shortages.

Imposing water fees is a sensitive issue in Thailand and it is politically impossible.

If we sell the 3,000 cubic meters as bottled water, we will earn 300,000 baht (US$7,500).

Exporting rice is not a profitable business anymore, but now it's business as usual because many of our people are farmers.

Tourist arrivals could reach 13 million in 2006 at best, or approximately a 12.0 per cent increase from last year.

More tourists will cancel their trips if we can't re-establish their confidence.