Property developer Blue Hills Khaoyai invites the well-heeled to give themselves a special New Year’s gift by buying into Akas Villa Khaoyai, a villa condominium project of three one-storey and two-storey towers designed in a modern loft style. Located just under three hours from Bangkok and well away from the polluted city, the project consists of 23 units on Phan Suk-Kud Khla Roads. All units are fully furnished, start in size from 130 sqm and are priced from Bt13.2 million,

Dekrakpha conservation group activist Khemthong Morat who went on hunger strike on October 11 to call for the demolition of the existing visitor service centre in Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima on the grounds that it obstructs the elephants’ natural path, ended his protest yesterday (October 17) after the director general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ordered that the problem be resolved by the end of the month.