BUSINESS

Sweeter times ahead

Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/04/2012

» The tamarind candies known as luk yi have long been a favourite treat in Pattani province and a source of extra income for people who rely chiefly on rubber plantation salaries. But the southern insurgency of the past decade, and almost daily attacks in recent times, have brought tourism to a halt and reduced luk yi sales by up to 70% from earlier times.