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China plans to deepen EEC focus
CHINA plans to further invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and the country’s agricultural technology as part of its effort to support the Thailand 4.0 policy while furthering its own One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative.China is committed to facilitating a strong partnership with ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
Thammasat programme to furnish EEC with workers
Thammasat University is keen on raising undergraduate student quality to prepare graduates for work in the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. Yesterday (Oct 18) the university signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to develop many EEC-related fields: innovation, ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Thailand Kicks Off the EMC3 Model, Aiming to Drive the MICE Industry in the EEC and Establish the Eastern MICE Corridor to Advance Thailand's Economy
To push forward Thailand’s MICE industry and drive the ten target industries under the Thailand 4.0 scheme in support of the government’s policy, the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization), or TCEB has launched the “EMC3 Model,” which will pave the way for the ...
Farmers pay the price for EEC
Land expropriation rife as developers scout sites for industrial projects.An increasing number of people in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces are finding themselves victims of unjust expropriation and land-grabbing, as developers hunt for sites to facilitate investment and industrial development.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Sontaya lays out priorities for Pattaya
New Pattaya mayor, Sontaya Kunplome, stressed the need for the city to quickly address water, environmental and traffic problems while fully supporting the government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Speaking Tuesday (Oct 9) at a gathering attended by local administrative officials, he said one ...
Chaiyot Pupattanapong
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
