2 January 2001BANGKOK - Former Thai government minister and well-known
author Pongpol Adireksarn will deliver the keynote
presentation at the Sixth Mekong Tourism Forum from March
30 to April 1 at the Bank Hotel, Kunming, China (PRC).
Adireksarn's speech will focus on appraising the Jewels
of the Mekong - coping with change and transforming it into
success."
Adireksarn is a distinguished politician who has played
a key role in the development of Thailand's tourism
industry. He was the minister to the prime minster's office
in charge of tourism and chairman of the Tourism Authority
of Thailand between 1995 and 1996. He was also chairman of
the 1996 PATA Annual Conference. In 1992, Adireksarn was
minister of foreign affairs. From 1997 until April 2000, he
was minister of agriculture and cooperatives. Under the pen
name of Paul Adirex, he has written four novels: The
Pirates of Tarutao, Until the Karma Ends, the King Kong
Effect, and significantly, Mekong.
For more information, please contact Waraporn Sornprom.
tel: 66 2 658 2000 ext. 117; fax: 66 2 658 2010. Email: [email protected].
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