The boom is made possible by the new town planning blueprint that will better regulate land use and infrastructure development in the world-renowned tourist destination. "The town planning draft has been put up for public hearings twice -- once at the beginning of the year, and most recently in May," he said. Despite the concerns, Mr Thapana said that the new town plan can attract at least 300 billion baht of investments. "The roads leading to Phuket airport will be upgraded, and the number of public buses will be increased." Another 280 billion baht will be spent to build 70,000 residential units.

Source: Bangkok Post June 03, 2019 21:33 UTC