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Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC): The Hard Sell Begins

For the past year no visitor to Thailand on government business has been spared the pre-sales spiel on the country’s plans to develop its eastern seaboard into a major economic corridor. With the Eastern Economic Corridor Development Act  (EECDA) coming into effect mid last month ...

John Le Fevre

Min of Industry prepares roadshows abroad to promote EEC

Thailand’s Industry Minister has expressed his readiness to attract investment to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). He made the remarks after co-chairing the EEC press conference for foreign dignitaries. Keep reading ...

Jettana Pantana

Elections 'not set to derail' EEC

The government has informed foreign companies through their respective embassies that the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will carry on as planned, regardless of whether a general election takes place next February or results in a new direction. Keep reading ...

Lamonphet Apisitniran

Govt unveils Bt600 bn EEC projects

In what is seen as a economic roadshow before Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s high-profile trip to Europe later this month, the government said yesterday (June 7) it was accelerating six key investment projects worth Bt600 billion in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Keep reading ...

Wichit Chaitrong

Govt ponders plan to transform U-Tapao into Eastern Aviation City

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Committee has convened for the first time after the Eastern Economic Corridor Act was passed to acknowledge a 10-year plan on the development of the “Eastern Aviation City”.Keep reading ...

Rojana Laem Chabang Industrial Park to be established in Chonburi

A new industrial park will be established in Chonburi province as part of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) and Rojana Industrial Park Public Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement to build the 843-rai “Rojana Laem Chabang Industrial Park” ...

Thammarat Thadaphrom

China, Japan, Thailand seek trilateral business cooperation in Thailand's EEC

Representatives from China, Japan and Thailand on Thursday (May 31) spoke highly of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and expressed willingness to push for trilateral business cooperation there.The comments came at an international seminar held here in the Thai capital Bangkok on Thursday to discuss ...

Rural poor squeezed by land concessions in Mekong region: report

Companies acquired concessions amounting to the size of a small European country, while rural residents of Southeast Asia’s Mekong region saw their landholdings shrink or disappear over the past two decades, according to researchers.Keep reading ...

Rina Chandran

EEC needs 30,000 workers

The Ministry of Labour will meet with cabinet members and present a strategy to produce more skilled labourers to match demand from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) within two months after a survey found that almost 30,000 qualified workers are still required in the special ...

Penchan Charoensuthipan

Five steps proposed to end illegal land ownership

The national Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has proposed drastic measures to tackle the growing number of illegal land ownership cases, especially those concerning forest reserves, public land and undocumented land plots.Keep reading ...

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