1. Silver plate is cut and beaten into shapes desired.
2. After adding the gleaming look to the silver, the craftsman will polish the item one more time, using beads and buffalo gall-stones, mixed in water.
3. Since gold, silver, and niello ware are all in demand in western markets, there are opportunities for metal-working craftsmen, according to Anan Sangwan, vice-president of the Thai Niello and Silver Ware Association.
4. At present the three properties are owned by a Thai family which is active in trading, fast food and property development.
5. It is said that with reduced air cargo space on the route, many export-oriented industries, particularly those with Board of Investment promotional privileges, would be hurt.
6. The purchase is expected to require a budget of 3,000 million baht for the five British Aero-Space aircraft.
7. Nikon Corporation, One of the world’s leading camera producers, is invest about 800 million baht to establish its first factory in Thailand to produce photographic lenses initially. Item5-7 are from the same source: “Business Post.” 1990:28
8. Every summer my husband practices his golf swing on our lawn inevitably breaking a window or two (“Life is Like That.” 1990: 65)
9. After the first day of school, a first-grader was ask by his father “What does your new teacher look like?” “Just like my kindergarten teacher, the child answered, “only with a different head” (“Fresh Outlook.” 1990 : 48 )
10. Mediterranean monk seals are believed to be the most severely endangered species.
11. The introduction of this recipe, a course in Thai cuisine and culture, was provided by a French lecturer at Silpakorn University who can comfortable claim Thailand as his second home.
12. Alarmed by Mandela’s speech, the Washington Post said that people will want to know that the destiny of the South African freedom movement is not to create another of the cruel, undemocratic and inefficient state-centered regimes that are collapsing in other parts of the world (Reed. 1990 : 117)