Changian 26 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Quite a good summary of the situation on Koh Chang in this article from the English language newspaper who's name cant be mentioned on Thaivisa. The first paragraph kind of encapsulates the problems here: 'Frequent visitors to Koh Chang like to joke about a beach road that is permanently flooded. The absurdity of the problem is that the muddy pool of water is caused by a bitter row between two local administrative officials, one of whom blocked the drainage channel in front of the office of his adversary.' The Chaweng-ification of White Sand Beach is well underway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 20416 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Very sad. I was there a few months ago. I have not been there for about 5 years. I was shocked at the new construction. A real mess. Narrow roads, heavy traffic, no parking...very sad. It is so easy to fix these issues...but with lax regulation and corruption...nothing will happen... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad 12379 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Having spent over a month on Koh Chang now , I have to concur that this place is rotten to the core, and will end up the same way as Samui. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeral 8 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) Not exactly news though is it? See this TV thread........ Paradise Lost Edited September 24, 2010 by Deeral Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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