By Dawei Watch | Dawei, March 22 |
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left Dawei
this early morning to Hang Kong by his private jet, an airport authority told
Dawei Watch.
A group of businessmen believed to be from Malaysia led by Thaksin unexpectedly
arrived Dawei yesterday morning and toured the islands along Maungmagun beach, one
of the famous beaches in the region for at least 8 hours, a police officer
said.
According
to a police officer who take care of the Dawei deep sea port area, the group
then got back to Dawei Deep seaport area around 9 PM and stay over night there.
Thaksin
and the groups left the airport today in the morning. One of the three flights
flied back to Hang Kong, one to Malaysia and the last to Bangkok, the airport
authority added.
Local
businessmen said that they think Thaksin is seeking to develop the tourism site
around the Maungmagun beach especially on the islands the along the coastal
area.
"We
encourage to develop ecotourism site there rather than some sort of dirty
industries", Htein Win of Dawei Regional Tourism company based in Dawei
said.
Thaksin
had visited Dawei at least three times in last two years.
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