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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 ...
Investment rush is harming environment
The recent massive crackdown on recycling factories processing hazardous electronic waste allegedly smuggled from abroad seems to be just the tip of the iceberg. Last week, police, local authorities and Revenue Department officials jointly raided five electronic recycling plants in Chachoengsao to stamp out pollution caused ...
Soonruth Bunyamanee
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
Labor Min signs MOU on developing skilled workers for EEC
Thailand’s Labor Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with educational institutions on developing workers’ skills, in preparation for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Signing the MOU at the Eastern College of Technology in Chonburi province were Permanent Secretary for Labor, Jarin Chakkaphark, and representatives ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
EEC, poll boost mood, StanChart boss says
Ambitious spending plans under the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) initiative have boosted investor confidence in the Thai economy, said Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) chairman Jose Vinals, who also expressed faith in the government’s plan for an election next year.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
TDRI releases digital human resources studies promoting S-Curve industries, EEC
Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) and Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) jointly released a study on digital human resources development to support the growth of S-Curve industries and EEC development. Keep reading ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
EEC law ‘harms local people’
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) programme, the country’s largest-ever infrastructure and industrial scheme involving a combined investment of several hundred billion baht, faces an uncertain future if local land use issues are not quickly resolved.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom