Samui gets Bt900m to upgrade roads 
Samui gets Bt900m to upgrade roads
THE Ministry of Finance has allocated Bt900 million for the upgrade of
roads on Samui. Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij and Deputy Finance
Minister Pruttichai Damrongrat visited Koh Samui earlier this month
[July] to observe the reconstruction work of a 70-kilometer ring road,
which had started. Rapid development related to tourism has caused
flooding and heavier vehicle use has damaged roads, so that existing
infrastructure to serve tourism is insufficient. The earmarked funds
will be allocated to finance the project until 2012, Mr. Korn said.
Korn said roads around Koh Samui had not been renovated for 27 years
despite the rapid business and tourism growth on the island.
The Finance Ministry has also conducted a feasibility study on building
an international conference center on a plot of land in Laem Mai Kaen
cape, which belongs to the Treasury Department, an attached agency of
the Finance Ministry. The land measures 37 rai (almost 6 hectares) and
is worth Bt 440 million. The location, according to Korn, is ideal
since it is near the Samui airport, the city center and a main road.
Koh Samui Tourism Association chairman Senee Puwasetthavorn said there
were only a few hotels sufficient to accommodate 100-200 people to
attend a seminar.
If the government develops a conference center with a capacity over
1,000 people, the island will attract big conferences and exhibitions,
Mr. Senee said.
Source: http://news.samuiexpress.net/local-list/513-samui-gets-bt900m-to-upgrade-road...
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