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Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 20 2009:
A Thai Information centre will be opened in Imphal soon in association with a local voluntary organization.
This was disclosed by Tharadol Thongruang, Counsellor(Commercial),office of the commercial affairs, Royal Thai Embassy in a brief interaction with reporters at Manipur Tourism festival 2009 site at Mapal Kangjeibung this evening.
Responding to a question, he said his office would be initiating it soon.
He however added that so far there is no official talks with the state government in this regard.
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Expressing happiness over the response of the visitors at the Thai stalls in the ongoing 10 day Tourism festival,the Thai diplomat said,"We would like to send more companies next time".
Hopefully 20-30 companies would joined festival next time,he added.
Three Thai stalls including one food court,one jewellery and one fashion accessory in the ongoing festival has become the main crowd puller as most of the visitors used to stand in front of these stalls for a while with or without buying the stuffs.
Director Tourism H Deleep participating in the interaction session said that the ongoing festival somewhat "uplift the spirit of people here"unlike the past.
Introduction of Balloon flight and Thai stalls is the plus point of the festival this time,he opined.
On the question of government's plan to shift the festival site in a spacious place,Director clarified that it need the aspiration of the people besides a comprehensive govermment policy.
Thai diplomat Tharadol who missed the formal inaugural function of the 10 day festival came down here along with his wife and daughter to attend the closing function of the Tourism festival and best of Asia expo schedule to be held on Tuesday with internationally acclaim theatre personality Ratan Thiyan as Chief Guest.
Advocate General of Manipur N Kotiswar,GOC 57 Mountain Division Major General Shakti Gurung and BB Sharma,Secretary Tourism,government of Manipur would also be attending the function as guests of honour and president respectively.
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