An official talks to coastal fishermen's representatives hoping to see Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and give him flowers during his visit to Koh Chang on Monday. Officials confiscated two banners a group of people living on the island had readied to show the prime minister after seeing them display the first one. The banner read, "Koh Chang people will have a better life if the prime minister shows sympathy." The prime minister used his weekly TV broadcast in September last year to deny suspicions he was using upcountry visits to boost his popularity ahead of the polls. A plan to solve the water shortage and garbage disposal problem on Koh Chang is on the cabinet agenda for the Chanthaburi meeting.

Source: Bangkok Post February 05, 2018 08:37 UTC