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EEC mustn't steamroll locals' rights
An hour after a public forum on land disputes in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) zone started on Thursday (Oct 4) in tambon Yothaka in Chachoengsao’s Bang Nam Prieo district, military personnel and security officers from the Internal Security Operation Command arrived at the scene ...
Paritta Wangkiat
EEC Committee Gives Nods To Bidding For Four Infra Projects
Members of the The Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee yesterday (Oct 4) approved a plan to open bidding for four infrastructure projects worth Bt430 billion at the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
EEC Office and Jetro sign aid deal
Thailand and Japan have come to an agreement to aid Japanese companies looking to invest in the government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana yesterday (Oct 5) witnessed the signing ceremony of a memorandum of intent between the EEC Office and the ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Grand tourism plans for EEC
Thailand has devised a tourism development plan for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) with a five-year public and private budget of about Bt200 billion.Tourist numbers are expected to surge by 1.5 times within 2021, Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Board of Trade of Thailand who ...
The Nation Reporter
BoI initiates two U-tapao project promotion approvals
The Board of Investment (BoI) has approved in principle promotional privileges for two concessions that are vital infrastructure projects: U-tapao airport development and Digital Park Thailand. BoI secretary-general Duangjai Asawachintachit said after the board’s meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, that the privileges would ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Thailand bets on infrastructure
The sleepy provincial town of Chachoengsao is a pleasant weekend getaway from the Thai capital, Bangkok. Perched on the banks of the Bang Pakong River, a 90-minute drive east of the capital, its charms include the revered Buddhist temple known as Wat Sothonwararam and the ...
Government touts aircraft maintenance center in Chonburi to French investors
The government has confirmed plans to establish an aircraft maintenance center in the country to French investors who have shown an interest in the country’s aviation sector. After receiving a delegation of French business people at Government House, Prime Minister’s Office Minister, Kobsak Phutrakul, revealed ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Hitachi opens IoT centre in EEC estate
Hitachi Ltd, the Japan-based technology solutions provider, has opened its Lumada Center Southeast Asia in Thailand to become a test bed for Internet of Things (IoT) technology and capitalise on the country’s planned digital transformation and the upcoming Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Keep reading ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Cabinet gives nod to over 60 mega projects to facilitate EEC
The Cabinet on Tuesday (Sep 18) approved more than 60 large-scale investment projects in the lower North and upper Northeast designed to facilitate and to connect with the government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.Keep reading ...
ToR for slate of transport projects set for fast track
With poll countdowns starting, the government has vowed to rev up approving terms of reference (ToR) for the planned infrastructure projects worth 300-400 billion baht within four months. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said several infrastructure projects, including those related to the Eastern Economic Corridor ...
Chatrudee Theparat