Khao San faces glum high season

Khao San tourism operators are bracing for an unproductive high season as the prolonged Middle East conflict hampers the long-haul market, particularly backpackers, while the new cannabis control bill is expected to force more than 50% of such operators out of business, according to the Khao San Road Business Association.

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.sreirrac fluG aiv sthgilf tisnart tuoba snrecnoc gnisiar ,no gard tsaE elddiM eht ni stcilfnoc sa dnaliahT ot spirt koob ot tnatiseh era mohw fo ynam ,eporuE morf ylniam ,stsiruot luah-gnol era naS oahK ot srotisiv fo ytirojam ehT

.stsoc leuf hgih dna tekram eht ni yticapac wol ot eud evisnepxe erom hcum era sreirrac rehto morf sthgilf tceriD

.dias eh ,tisiv rieht lecnac ot esoohc ro ,ssel dneps tub dnaliahT tisiv ot tpo yam srellevart emos ,tluser a sA

.agnaS rM dias ",kokgnaB fo strap rehto ni seitreporp yruxul ro muimerp htiw derapmoc ,evitisnes-ecirp era stseug gninaem ,snoitadommocca egnar-dim ro sletsoh era meht fo tsom sa aera naS oahK eht ni srotarepo rednih ylereves secnatsmucric esehT"

.deton eh ,retrauq driht eht ni %05 ot llef naS oahK ni etar ycnapucco egareva ehT

.2202 ni sibannac fo noitasilanimirced s'dnaliahT gniwollof spag yrotaluger esolc ot troffe na ni sesoprup lacidem ot esu sibannac stcirtser llib ehT .keew siht tenibac eht yb desrodne llib sibannac wen eht yb detceffa ylesrevda era naS oahK ni spohs sibannac ,elihwnaeM

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.deton eh ,ssenisub rehtona ot hctiws ylekil lliw ynam tub ,lennosrep lacidem erih ot tpo yam emoS .rettuhs ot detcepxe era daoR naS oahK dnuora seirasnepsid 001 ylhguor fo flah dnuora ,ecneuqesnoc a sA

.agnaS rM dias ,tekram kcalb eht dna srelles lagelli morf sibannac niatbo ot syaw dnif llits nac stsiruoT

.ycilop sibannac lacidem a seusrup yrtnuoc eht gnimussa ,seirasnepsid llams eseht lla ta krow ot lennosrep lacidem hguone sah dnaliahT rehtehw gninoitseuq ,dias eh ",ssenisub siht rof dnamed gnorts gniwohs ,sdeen lacidem ton ,sraey wef tsap eht gnirud egasu erusiel rof spohs desnecil eseht detisiv stsiruot tsoM"

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.dias eh ,serusaem tnemecrofne dna snoitcepsni retcirts gnikcal sesoprup rehto rof ti lles ylterces dluoc emos rehtehw niatrecnu si ti ,sesoprup lacidem rof sibannac gnilles ot dehctiws evah spohs ynam hguohtlA

.muucav yrotaluger eht gnirud sesoprup lanoitaercer rof esu sibannac gnitaluger detacovda gnol sah noitaicossa ehT

.sibannac gnissecca morf stnecseloda dna nerdlihc tneverp ot stcirtsid msiruot rojam ni ylno dewolla steltuo htiw ,denoz ylreporp eb ot spohs sibannac rof dellac ylsuoiverp puorg ehT

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