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Similans Visitor Totals Capped

Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 23:51, 27 September 1998| Updated: 23:51, 27 September 1998

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PHUKET TOWN: A maximum of 340 daily visitor permits will be issued by authorities of the Similans National Park, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Region 4 office announced on Friday. National park officials are also urging visitors to the popular islands to refrain from discarding plastic and polystyrene food containers, the TAT said.

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