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Thailand bets on infrastructure
The sleepy provincial town of Chachoengsao is a pleasant weekend getaway from the Thai capital, Bangkok. Perched on the banks of the Bang Pakong River, a 90-minute drive east of the capital, its charms include the revered Buddhist temple known as Wat Sothonwararam and the ...
IEAT to start construction of Songkhla SEZ next year
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) will start the construction of Songkhla Special Economic Zone next year, with plans to attract domestic and foreign investors. Acting IEAT Governor Attapon Jirawatjanya said the agency has planned to start the first phase of the Songkhla SEZ ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
Government touts aircraft maintenance center in Chonburi to French investors
The government has confirmed plans to establish an aircraft maintenance center in the country to French investors who have shown an interest in the country’s aviation sector. After receiving a delegation of French business people at Government House, Prime Minister’s Office Minister, Kobsak Phutrakul, revealed ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Aranyaprathet customs blocks goods smuggling from Cambodia
Aranyaprathet customs officers along with immigration police officials set up a checkpoint Sunday (Sep 23) at Aranyaprathet Border Crossing to suppress smugglers of illicit substances and goods at the Thailand-Cambodia border.Keep reading ...
Cross-border zone in North could boost trade links
The government is studying the feasibility of establishing a cross-border economic zone in the Golden Triangle under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation scheme to expand economic links for Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and China. Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Special Economic Zone plan for Trat province raises concerns of pollution, loss of coastal livelihoods
In 2015, the Government of Thailand launched a plan that designates 10 border provinces as “Special Economic Zones (SEZs)”. Trat, situated adjacent to Cambodia, is one of the 10. Specifically, Mairut together with Khlong Yai and Hat Lek sub-districts have been earmarked as the eastern ...
Phurinat Chotiwan
Hitachi opens IoT centre in EEC estate
Hitachi Ltd, the Japan-based technology solutions provider, has opened its Lumada Center Southeast Asia in Thailand to become a test bed for Internet of Things (IoT) technology and capitalise on the country’s planned digital transformation and the upcoming Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Keep reading ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Cabinet gives nod to over 60 mega projects to facilitate EEC
The Cabinet on Tuesday (Sep 18) approved more than 60 large-scale investment projects in the lower North and upper Northeast designed to facilitate and to connect with the government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.Keep reading ...
BOI approves 160 billion baht in investment
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has approved 160 billion baht’s worth of investment with 150 billion baht going to Thai Oil Plc in support of its aspirations to create a transport hub and aviation city.The latest meeting of the BOI board was chaired by ...
Start over! Chiang Rai SEZ allows privates to allocate lands
Over the past 3 years, the land allocation is a main problem for Chiang Rai Special Economic Zone establishment. One of key suggestions in the last meeting is to give an opportunity to private sector for choosing appropriate lands and seeking the cabinet approval according to the ...
