Vang Vieng, Lao PDR

Thailand Tourism Minister to lead responsible tourism project at ‘Bang Ka Chao’

19 Mar 2019

HE Mr Weerasak Kowsurat, Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand brought the staff to the Bang Ka Chao community area to clean up and collect the garbage in order to promote and drive this community to be a garbage free and clean attraction after discovering the waste problem of this area. He then took this opportunity to explore the “Klong Phra” route in order to develop a new tourist attraction for this area.

Read the full article at Thai News Agency: https://www.tnamcot.com/view/tzGPF0u

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