No one contacts me about Gates' project : Phuket Governor
Phuket Governor Niran Kallayanamitr denied on Monday a media report that he agreed with Microsoft founder Bill Gates's project to construct a man made island off the resort of Phuket for his yachts.
The project was inspired by a recent visit of Gates to the resort island recently.
Reuters quoted cordless telephone tycoon Gulu Lalvani as saying that Gates visited Phuket last month with his wife on a 54 metre yacht and he loved it so much. Gates told Lalvani that Phuket was one of the best holidays he'd had, and he would come back every year if only he had somewhere for his mega yacht." "The governor is a close friend," Lalvani said. "We'd discussed it before, but after Bill Gate's visit, he sanctioned the project," he said. Niran said that no one contacted him about the project. "I just learnt about it from the media," he said. Considering tourism strategies, Niran said that it would be good for Phuket to have more ports for yachts. However he said the project would be studied to know an urgency and environmental impacts. The Nation
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