Phuket Post, 2006-10-31
Niran Kanlayanamitr, who has been deputy governor of the island for the past five years, has been named Phuket’s new governor by the cabinet. Although the appointment must still receive ministerial and royal blessing, K Niran looks likely to take the post left vacant for the past several weeks following the retirement of his predecessor, Udomsak Uswarangkura.
“My first priority is the economic future of the island. Our main income comes from tourism,” K Niran told a press conference called to announce his appointment. “We had our best year ever before the tsunami and brought in 85 billion baht in income from 4.7 million tourists. In the past two years since the tsunami we have all been working together to bring back the tourists. Now the business operators are happy and the tourist season has arrived. Occupancy rates and bookings are very good.”
“My first priority is the economic future of the island. Our main income comes from tourism,” K Niran told a press conference called to announce his appointment. “We had our best year ever before the tsunami and brought in 85 billion baht in income from 4.7 million tourists. In the past two years since the tsunami we have all been working together to bring back the tourists. Now the business operators are happy and the tourist season has arrived. Occupancy rates and bookings are very good.”
