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

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

Countries in Asia are experiencing serious water shortages.

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

The federation is concerned that the job situation for the more than 100,000 people working in the industry may be affected if the situation worsens.

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