THAILAND’S AMAZING TOURISM AN AMAZING MESS: NEW MINISTER
BANGKOK — Thailand’s tourism boom is causing serious problems and the bureaucracy is ill-equipped to fix them.
That no-punches spared assessment comes from none other than its new tourism minister, Weerasak Kowsurat.
“The problems have been swept under the rug for 30 years now. At this time, it’s being lifted up a little,” the 52-year-old Harvard law school graduate said in an interview. “I don’t have enough time to change the rug. What I will do is pull the corners. You can show what’s under the rug if you grab the right corner.”
Thailand?s Amazing Tourism an Amazing Mess: New Minister