Parched
Thailand thirsts for better infrastructure -
Reuters, August 4, 2005
In better days, tapioca, pineapple and industry flourished
side by side on Thailand's eastern seaboard, long the country's
industrial heartland.
Today, the triangle-shaped region, which traces the coastline
east of Bangkok to Cambodia, is cracked as a result of unrelenting
heat, firing up charges that Thailand's infrastructure is inadequate
to support economic expansion...
This frustrates Amata's Vikrom, who sees the construction of
more water infrastructure as vital to Thailand's development.
"Thailand is so rich in resources we call ourselves the
kitchen of the world," he said. "Why are we so poor?"
Parched Thailand thirsts for better infrastructure
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