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Thai Tourism Agency Picks New Chief.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, August, 2002

By Nondhanada Intarakomalyasut, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 23--Juthamas Siriwan, deputy governor for marketing of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), was selected yesterday as the agency's new governor after the position had been vacant for almost eight months.

Pradech Phayakvichien, the former governor, was suspended on Jan 3 pending an investigation into allegations that he held shares in a company that had been awarded TAT contracts. The investigation found that he did hold the shares but cleared him of any wrongdoing. Instead, he was found to have been "unethical" in holding the shares and officially moved to an advisory position.

Mrs Juthamas, 55, was the first governor selected under a...

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