Prime Minister's Office Minister Suvaphan Tanyuvardhana talks to the press after meeting with local leaders about the controversial housing project on the foot of Doi Suthep, at Government Complex in Chiang Mai on Sunday. (Photo by Cheewin Sattha)The government agreed on Sunday to end the controversial housing project in the foothills of Doi Suthep by returning the area to the park. "The area will not be used for housing," he said. The area to be used by the court comprises two office buildings and three flats. The army later handed the land over to the Treasury Department for its one-billion-baht project.

Source: Bangkok Post May 06, 2018 10:04 UTC