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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
BOI approves 160 billion baht in investment
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has approved 160 billion baht’s worth of investment with 150 billion baht going to Thai Oil Plc in support of its aspirations to create a transport hub and aviation city.The latest meeting of the BOI board was chaired by ...
Mitsubishi Fuso to build new plant in EEC
MITSUBISHI Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), a unit of Daimler Trucks, yesterday announced the construction of a new assembly plant in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).The company will invest 12 million euro (Bt450 million) in a complete knock-down (CKD) assembly plant in Rayong province, ...
Wichit Chaitrong
WHAUP aims to meet EEC utility needs
SET-listed WHA Utilities and Power Plc (WHAUP) is considering massive capital spending over the next five years for utility capacity expansion to tap rising demand from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.Keep reading ...
Yuthana Praiwan
European firms wooed for creation of financial hub in EEC
Thailand plans to attract leading European financial institutions to help develop a financial centre in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to forge a financial link with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV).Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana held discussions with Geoff Donald, executive director of the ...
The Nation Reporter
BOI’s Investment Promotion Measure in the EEC
The Board of Investment’s (BOI) investment promotion measure in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is especially designed to boost targeted investment activities in designated areas in three provinces: Chachoengsao, Chonburi and Rayong. Private sector is encouraged through this measure to involve in human resources development ...