Oil slicks cleared from Hua Hin Beach

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, THAILAND, October 29 (TNA) - The situation along Hua Hin Beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province has already returned to normal, after oil slicks in the area have all been cleared. Prachuap Khiri Khan Governor Tawee Naritsirikul on Thursday expressed his gratitude to all concerned parties for their collaborative efforts until all the oil slicks and garbage have been cleared from the 12-kilometre Hua Hin Beach. Tawee confirmed that international tourists can now enjoy themselves along the beach once again. The governor said that he has, however, fully authorised all district chiefs to make decisions and give orders to concerned agencies to handle future unexpected incidents with timely solutions and to later report their performances to him or the deputy governor. Meanwhile, Wasan Kittikul, Chairman of the Thai Hotels Association, Western Region, insisted that the problem of oil slicks has not caused damages of over 100 million baht in Hua Hin and adjacent seaside Cha-am area in Phetchaburi Province as rumoured. Wasan also revealed that there have been no cancelation of local hotel rooms by international tourists, calling on concerned agencies to, from now on, implement stricter measures to avoid any repeated incident in the future although the situation has already returned to normal. (TNA)