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Posted: 16 Jan 2013 | 9:05 am

At last Phuket will get it's Convention Center, though it's not going to be the government sponsored project in Mai Khao.

Thailand's Central Retail Corporation has announced plans to developed a 136 rai site across from its Central Festival Mall.

The mega lifestyle facility will house not only the Convention Center, but also luxury shopping, dining and entertainment outlets.

A project cost of THB10 billion has been attached to the development, which is targeted to complete in 2016.

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This island is already destroyd. So it is ok to continue.
Still more traffic. Still more bad air. Still more deaths.Does this island have no government? Europeans,Australians and traditional visitors will stop coming. This island will be a part of Russia and
only low income Chinese and Japanese Tourists will come.
I have lived in Phuket fr 6 years but now I am fed up. Good bye!

Lenart Martensson, 16 Jan 2013 | 10:32 am

Based on the map, it looks like this is the area near the old, big coffee shop - I've forgotten the name. Is that right?
I would've thought that Central would develop Thai Naan first - it's within easy overpass walking distance of Central Festival. Bill Barnett responds:
It's the corner lot is huge well over 100 rai so massive site.

Woody Leonhard, 16 Jan 2013 | 10:17 am

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