Mentors Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 from China Post (!?) today: Thailand plans to establish a new province around the second international airport for Bangkok that is to open next year, a senior official said Monday. The province, to named Suvarnabhumi after Suvarnabhumi Airport, will be the country's 77th, though it will be established as a special administrative zone, said Deputy Interior Minister Somchai Sunthornvut. The new airport, scheduled to begin operating in June next year, is situated on parts of two existing provinces, Bangkok and Samut Prakarn. It is located 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of metropolitan Bangkok. One of the reasons for establishing the new province was to avoid the problems of having the airport under two separate provincial administrations, Somchai said at a news conference after a meeting of ministry meetings. "Suvarnabhumi province is as big as Singapore but it will be more modern than Singapore with a special administration team ... to run the new city and the airport," Somchai said. The new airport, which took four decades to move from conception to construction, is located in an area called Nong Ngu Hao, or "Cobra Swamp," where villagers used to catch cobras and net fish for their livelihood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Thaksin's son for governor??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Special Administrative Zone? Sounds like we're turning Commie. Oh well, at least that will make it easier to exterminate insurgents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I saw this new province (Nakhon Suvarnabhumi) being compared to a size bigger than Singapore. Singapore: (Area: 683 SQ KM (266 SQ MI) or (Area: total: 692.7 sq km) Area - comparative: slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC ======================= The Nation Bangkok Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Maybe they meant just the central urban portion of Singapore, without telling anyone that of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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