81.   The opposition earlier claimed that the current administration was responsible for the illegal logging by allowing some companies to import logs from Burma.

82.   The money invested in illegal logging would have been wasted.

83.   The prime minister said officials in charge of suppressing illegal logging could not claim intimidation.

84.   The parks are also plagued by illegal logging and poaching.

85.   The presence of tourists help stop illegal logging.

86.   The permanent secretary said the border pass in Mae Hong Son was opened for the sake of border trade, not for the benefit of the illegal logging.

87.   The seizure was the first in several weeks and Natural Resources Minister Doug Tyler said it was done because of a dramatic increase in illegal logging.

88.   The source said the opposition will point out that Banharn had extended the import licence of a logging company which was suspected of being behind the illegal logging.

89.   Their numbers have been diminished by illegal logging and hunting.

90.   To combat a resurgence of illegal logging, it said only companies with government lumbering permits will be given export permits.