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Some of you may have seen the stories in the papers yesterday that one of the exhibitors at the Chiang Mai
Floral Expo has taken to replace dying flowers with silk or plastic replacements. The practice has apparently been "nipped in the bud." It follows on the heels of massive problems with inadequate and smelly chemical toilets and valuable exhibits stolen during the nights.

But the most damaging news about the Expo, which has been plagued by problems since opening, is the latest suggestion that the selection of its organizer may been "fixed" from the start.

Here's what the Nation says today about alleged irregularities in the Expo:

"The most glaring thing was the lack of transparency in the way the Thaksin administration, in collusion with some government officials, handled the contracting of a private company to organise the exhibition. Kasetsart University was engaged by the Agriculture Department to screen and select a contractor capable of meeting the requirements and standards set by the AIPH.

It was later found that the university's vetting team had allowed a representative of Nong Nooch Landscape and Gardening Design, or Suan Nong Nooch for short, to sit in on a meeting to draft the bidding terms of reference for the project. Eventually Suan Nong Nooch won the contract with the lowest bid."

Is there is anything that isn't "fixed" in Thailand ?

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/11/27...on_30020036.php