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CHRISTMAS DAY 2015
English Corner
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It must be said that 2015 will not be looked on fondly by many people
around the world, and quite a few in Hua Hin as well. Locally and nationally,
tourism has suffered from a combination of shocking events such as the
British couple murdered on Koh Tao, generally poor publicity because
of the continuing military rule, exacerbated by some odd comments and
decisions made by officials, and the continuing effects of a relatively strong
baht combined with a general world economic downturn.
Will 2016 be any better? Locally there is likely to be some boost to the
town when the giant Bluport Mall opens, and there could also be some
positive effect from the ASEAN Economic Community, which is due to
come into being on 31st December 2015, although it is still unclear how
this will work, and could spell disaster for Thai workers, as they lag behind
many of the other ASEAN nations in some skillsets. It is equally unclear
how Thai employment laws will be impacted by the change. However, if
the integration goes ahead as envisaged, there will be many foreign owned
or run businesses who will be looking to take advantage of the change, as
the most common problem local businesses with foreign involvement tell
us they face is finding suitably qualified, and suitably loyal staff.
Here at AWOL we are eternal optimists, but even our outlook has been
severely tested this year. We hope that all our readers and advertisers have
managed to prosper in spite of economic conditions, and hopefully the
businesses that have advertised with us have seen the benefits of doing so.
Thank you for reading AWOL in 2015, and thank you to everyone who has
supported us; we need that support more than ever right now following
what has been our toughest ever year, as we can’t survive another like it.
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