AS A former member of the National Reform Steering Assembly working to turn the reform blueprint by its predecessor, the National Reform Council, into action, Assistant Professor Khwanchai Duangsathaporn well realises that reform needs to materialise and to be seen as a tangible success.

Conservationists and fishermen in Trang province have denied claims that dugong hunters are active in their area. They have demanded that Thanya Netithammakun, who heads the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, either substantiate these claims with evidence or provide further explanation.