Pattaya, Phucket and Koh Samui are tourist destinations in which country?
Pattaya markets, Thai boxing gyms, theaters, and conference halls. All are under development. "We aimed to get rid of the previous [seedy] image of Pattaya and try to promote a new image to show that Pattaya is a place for everyone with diversity of new tourist attractions," said an official of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). He said that the EEC would make Pattaya more competitive compared with other popular Thai beach destinations such as Phuket and Ko Samui, with cheaper transport costs. Pattaya city has been administered under a special autonomous system since 1978. It has a status comparable
Ko Samui solid waste per year, straining island infrastructure. Wastewater treatment also poses a challenge. Ko Samui has only three wastewater treatments plants, in Chaweng, Lamai, and Mae Nam, to handle the effluent from 2,000 hotels and restaurants. Plans to build more plants has been stymied by lack of funding. Samui has four private hospitals: Samui International Hospital; Thai International; Bandon Hospital; and Bangkok Hospital Samui. The government hospital is in Nathon. Local food products of Ko Samui and Surat Thani Province include salted eggs and other Thai foods Ko Samui Ko Samui (or Koh Samui, , ) is an island off