
In an attempt to encourage businesses to stay, the shopping arcade also cut rents for business to help shop owners cope with the blow to their profits but the town is still struggling to recover. 'Previously, a Chinese investor had visited the area to check the feasibility of an investment,' Surachat said. 'However, when the investor realised that the problem of monkey population threatening the heart of the city had not been solved, he postponed the investment indefinitely.'