Photo Courtesy Bangkok Post

 

by Alex Morgan

Tourism operators in Phuket are optimistic that electing their own provincial governor could help address the island’s long-standing issues, such as the taxi mafia. The Move Forward Party, which secured the majority of parliamentary seats recently, has proposed administrative reform that would allow provinces outside Bangkok and Pattaya to elect their own governors.

 

Suksit Suvunditkul, president of the southern chapter of the Thai Hotels Association, believes that in addition to urgent measures to alleviate the public’s cost of living burden, the new government should implement a long-term plan to tackle environmental issues in Phuket, especially as more tourists are returning to the island. He suggests that initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, like carbon credits, should be prioritized by the government to enable the carbon credit market to expand.

However, Suvunditkul also acknowledges that other critical problems in the area, particularly the taxi mafia, may not be easily resolved unless the province has more authority to address this issue through its own elected provincial governor, who would have increased power to eliminate such problems.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/business/phuket-tourism-seeks-elected-governor-for-tailored-policies-and-mafia-crackdown

 

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22 minutes ago, webfact said:

Tourism operators in Phuket are optimistic that electing their own provincial governor could help address the island’s long-standing issues

Correction make that Misty optic ..................LOL

I've lived in Phuket for 23 years I don't see that happening anytime soon with the taxi's, 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Tourism operators in Phuket are optimistic that electing their own provincial governor could help address the island’s long-standing issues, such as the taxi mafia. The Move Forward Party, which secured the majority of parliamentary seats recently, has proposed administrative reform that would allow provinces outside Bangkok and Pattaya to elect their own governors.

Get the bent officials out of office, followed by bent enforcement officers.

Quite surprising that a tourism organization comes with this fundamental request.

Of course, ALL provinces should have elected governors.

A first small step away from the extreme centralism which the country suffers from.