BANGKOK, July 6 (Bernama) -- Thai Cabinet, at its upcoming mobile
meeting late this month, is expected to consider approving a state
budget of some 25 million baht (RM2.5 million) for the development of
the Chong Jom permanent border pass in Thailand's northeastern Surin
province as a regional gateway, in preparation for the formation of the
Asean Community (AC) by 2015.
Kittiphat Rungthanakiart, chief of Surin's Provincial
Administrative Organization, led a group of the provincial
administrative body's executives to visit the Chong Jom permanent
border checkpoint on Thursday.
Thai News Agency (TNA) reported that the group's visit was to
discuss with local officials on the development plan, aimed at
upgrading the border pass to become a national and regional gateway to
the globally-renowned Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom ancient tourism sites
in Cambodia.
Under the plan, the provincial authority said the Chong Jom
permanent border pass will be beautified and improved to serve as a
Thai-Cambodian regional-level economic, trade, investment and tourism
hub, with cooperation for its development to be sought from
neighbouring Cambodia as well.
The Thai Cabinet is scheduled to hold its next mobile meeting in Surin in late July.
-- BERNAMA
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