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The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office will resubmit the bidding conclusion for the third phase of Map Ta Phut port to the cabinet next Tuesday as it wants to reconsider the return on investment for this megaproject. Keep reading ...

A local activist is asking the government to set aside prime agricultural plots known as “red-yolk” plots to reduce the environmental impact of the regime’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor Project (EEC).Keep reading ...

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) policy committee is now focusing on improving educational measures to help curb the skilled labour shortages in Rayong, Chon Buri, and Chachoengsao — the three eastern provinces where the EEC project is located. According to a recent survey carried out by ...

Suphachai Chearavanont, CEO of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to investing in the 225-billion-baht high-speed railway linking three major airports, despite it being considered a high-risk investment. The company will keep pushing for the project to materialise for the benefit of ...

The government is pushing to get at least two contracts relating to the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project to be signed by next month, before the new government is sworn in. Keep reading ...

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office is speeding up two megaprojects in the corridor — the third phase of Map Ta Phut port and the high-speed railway linking three domestic airports — after both projects faced delays in the negotiation process with winning bidders. Keep ...

The Marine Department is planning to enlarge the ecologically-rich Bang Pakong River to better facilitate cargo barges traveling in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) zone. The department is funding a 6.9 million baht study which focuses on dredging a section of the 231-kilometre river in ...

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) smart city initiative is likely to be the second development project involving collaboration with China and Japan, following the high-speed rail network linking the three main airports of Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao. Keep reading ...

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is leading a delegation representing the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) on a visit to China that will see the signing of two agreements that will provide a major boost to plans for the Eastern Airport City project in Rayong province.Keep ...

The government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project, which is aimed at attracting technological and innovative investments by targeted industries, is receiving increasing interest from foreign investors.Keep watching ...