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EEC threat to water resources
The risk of water scarcity is looming in the East, thanks mainly to a boom in industrial development in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Experts have been expressing concerns that the rising demand for water in the three EEC provinces – Chon Buri, Rayong and ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Industry Ministry weighs up plan to expand EEC
The Industry Ministry is mulling a plan to expand the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to take in the provinces of Sakeow, Trat and Chantaburi.Industry Minister Uttama Savanay revealed the idea for an enlarged EEC at a seminar on the country’s flagship economic zone in Chon ...
The Nation Reporter
Port bidding set for October
Auctioning for the third expansion phase of Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri is set to take place in October, Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) acting director-general Songtham Chantaprasit says. Terms of reference (ToR) for the estimated 141-billion-baht megaproject are awaiting finalisation by the PAT, ...
Thodsapol Hongtong
