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PM wants to develop island resort
- 22 Oct 2001
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
is so impressed with the natural beauty of Koh Chang
he wants the island to become a popular eco-tourism destination like Phuket.
Gen Chaisuek Ketudat, inspector-general
of the Defence Ministry, said the prime minister became fascinated with
Koh Chang's beauty during a
personal trip to Trat province.
Gen Chaisuek was assigned to select and
oversee 50 army generals from those who applied to join the prime minister's
advisory staff at Ban Phitsanulok.
Mr Thaksin wants the advisory team to
promote tourism in military
areas and specifically promote
Koh Chang.
Some of the military advisers would be
assigned to deal with complaint letters sent directly to the prime minister
and about 4,000 messages sent daily through the premier's website.
The generals would begin work at Ban
Phitsanulok from Nov 1. The selection process would be completed this week
and those selected would undergo a three-day training course before being
assigned to various duties.
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