Faced with unceasing trouble even after two months of flooding, angry Suphan Buri shrimp farmers slapped government agencies with as many as 210 lawsuits on Thursday for their water "mismanagement". They are demanding compensation to the tune of THB142 million for damages incurred.

VIETNAM'S central province of Quang Nam has introduced the first hi-tech shrimp farming projects in Thang Binh District’s Coastal Binh Hai Commune on 6.5 hectares with a total investment of 33 billion dongs (US$1.5 million, Bt47 million).