Chiang Rai governor rejects cultural tourism project in Kok river

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Chiang Rai governor rejects cultural tourism project in Kok river

By Thai PBS

 

 

The governor of Chiang Rai province has rejected the 32-million baht project of the Chiang Rai Municipality to develop a 18-rai of island in Kok river as a tourist spot after suspecting of irregularities of the project.

 

The spot for the “Lanna” cultural tourism will feature the construction of two 7-metre high elephant statues alongside the statute of “Phraya Mengrai”, the ancient founder of Chiang Rai.

 

However the governor, Mr Narongsak Osottanakorn, didn’t sign approval of the project when the Chiang Rai mayor submitted it for approval of construction.

 

Full story:  http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/chiang-rai-governor-rejects-cultural-tourism-project-kok-river/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-03-29

[YetAnother]

Sounds like nothing in it for him

[rebo]

Build some elephant statues, et voila, ready is the "cultural tourism project".
BTW - Who would ever think about a Thai project without any irregularities ...? This is the real Thai culture.

Edited March 29, 2018 by rebo

[boomerangutang]

I know of some park ideas for Chiang Rai which would cost a small fraction of 7 million, and be bigger, more natural, and more enjoyable, than the big elephant project mentioned in the OP.