Airport could be delayed a year

Construction work which is behind schedule could delay the opening of Suvarnabhumi airport for a year to September next year at the latest, a source at New Bangkok International Airport Co (NBIA) said yesterday.
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Invasion Invasion Koh Chang Koh Chang

Tourism-related businesses and land speculation are booming on this eastern coastal resort island, fuelled by the government's plan to develop it and satellite islands into a tourism hub.
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Ambitious concept revised after some partners back out

Phuket _ The dramatic drop in tourist numbers following the Dec 26 tsunami in Phuket has forced the developer of the Phuket International Night Bazaar to revise its plans as some business partners have backed out of the project.
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Conflicts hold up goverment plan

Koh Chang, Trat _ Conflicts between local people and the authorities and among government agencies have dogged the development of this resort island into the ''Phuket of the East'' as envisaged by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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