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Protesters to Sue If Gov’t Approves Economic Corridor Zoning
Demonstrators from three eastern provinces promised Monday to take the government to court if it approves a new economic zoning law which they claim will severely affect their livelihoods.The protesters made the threat at a rally in front of Government House today, where they said ...
New panel to steer development of Thai logistics sector
Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has instructed the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) office and his ministry to come up with a joint logistics development policy as part of his move to steer efforts to improve the country’s logistics sector in the same direction.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
IEAT set to sign contract for Map Ta Phut port Phase 3
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) aims to sign a contract with the bid winner to build Phase 3 of Map Ta Phut port in Rayong worth Bt55.4 billion in September.The winner is Gulf-PTT Tank consortium of Gulf Energy Development and PTT Tank Terminal. State ...
The Nation Reporter
EEC protests could escalate, government warned
Opponents of the Eastern Economic Corridor city plan have warned they will escalate their protests and might ask the Administrative Court to halt the project indefinitely if the Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) refuses to postpone the draft finalisation beyond August 9 to allow for ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
EEC megaproject draws flak from residents
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is a well-known flagship megaproject of the military government. The project aims to turn most of the land in the three provinces of Chachoengsao, Chon Buri and Rayong into industrial zones.Keep reading ...
Sonthanaporn Inchan
EEC vision becomes clearer ahead of city-plan unveiling
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will double the amount of land used for manufacturing in the three provinces it spans, the EEC Office has said. The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) is expecting a large inflow of private investment, its secretary general, Kanit Sangsubhan, said, ...
Wichit Chaitrong
EEC perk extension to go before new government
The new government will be asked to extend the Board of Investment’s promotional investment packages for the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme for another year.Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of the EEC Office, said the office will submit a proposal to extend the privilege packages, which ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Obstacles ahead on road to the EEC
The new government can expect to face multiple challenges in implementing the ambitious Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) initiative if it is truly to lift the economy to the next level, in the eyes of the business community and residents of the region.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Cabinet okays Map Ta Phut 3rd phase
The cabinet has approved a development deal for the third phase of Map Ta Phut port, one of five megaprojects under the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. Nathporn Chatusripitak, a spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, said the cabinet approved a renegotiated result for ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Rayong residents worry EEC will come with empty promises
Rayong residents have raised concerns about pollution and the empty promises that the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project might bring.Their concerns, they said yesterday, were based on the lesson they learned from the Eastern Seaboard Development programme more than 30 years ago.Keep reading ...
Khanathit Srihirundaj