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Pearson signs MoU with Thailand’s EEC
Digital education company Pearson has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor to develop and implement BTEC-based programs for learners in EEC provinces.Keep reading ...
Kerrie Kennedy
Covestro to boost Thai investment with plant expansion
One of the world’s leading polymer companies, Covestro, is making a significant investment to boost its production capacity for specialty films in Rayong province.The expansion of the manufacturing plant in Map Ta Phut is being undertaken by the company to ensure it keeps pace with ...
Sirivish Toomgum
MoU slate to bring Chinese into EEC
The government will sign 17 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Chinese counterparts, expecting to capture new trade and investment for the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Japanese waiting on EEC calendar
Japanese investment in Thailand is expected to become more vibrant after the timeline of the government’s much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is clarified, says Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Thailand upgrading talent to be SEA’s next tech hub
Thailand has to make changes to their education system, which will take up to 20 years, before the country can reap the benefits of its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) investment zone.The government expects the EEC “Aerotropolis” feasibility study to be completed in the next 18 ...
BOI finding new incentives to attract foreign investments
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) will come up with new incentives to draw foreign investments into the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and other areas of the country.Keep seeing ...
EEC dubbed new driver of Thai economy
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) that straddles three eastern provinces of Thailand is emerging as the new driving engine of the Thai economy. Tasanee Kiatpatraporn, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand, recently commented that the EEC project is an appropriate ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
JWD plots EEC access via port
SET-listed JWD InfoLogistics Plc, an integrated inland logistics service provider, is interested in bidding for management of Laem Chabang seaport’s Phase 3 as it seeks opportunities from the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Massive job loss seen if Thailand doesn’t upgrade education – EEC advisor
Thailand will gain about 30,000 short-term jobs as the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor project ramps up, but will lose hundreds of thousands of jobs long-term unless the country improves its education system, an EEC board meeting was told.Keep reading ...
Warapun Jaikusol
EECD gets PPP treatment
In a bid to speed up development, the Eastern Economic Corridor of Digital (EECD), one of the flagship developments under the government’s much-touted EEC scheme, will be developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. Keep reading ...