Huge spillway project proposed to fight critical floodings in the long run
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GIGANTIC spillway is proposed built at a steep cost of up to 165 billion baht to rapidly convey excess water from dams and reservoirs in the central region of the country down to a shore of the Gulf of Thailand in sustained effort to cope with repeated, critical floodings […]
Read MoreCabinet to consider scheme to upgrade Satun to ‘Riviera of Southeast Asia’
DEPUTY Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit visited Satun today (Aug. 29) to check on the progress of various projects under a scheme to upgrade tourism at this Far South province and turn it into “The Riviera of Southeast Asia” with this to be considered by a roving cabinet meeting being held here on Sept. 1, […]
Read MoreCabinet nod for urgent support measures to start U-Tapao Airport project
THE CABINET yesterday (Aug. 25) acknowledged urgent necessary support measures to start U-Tapao Airport and Eastern Aviation City development project as approved by the Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee (EECPC) covering taxation, investment plus facilitating foreign entrepreneurs and personnel among others, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Ms. Lalida Periswiwatana, deputy spokesperson for the Prime […]
Read MoreMyanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed port project
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the country’s south, burning villages and sealing off surrounding tracts of land, according to resistance fighters and a local activist with direct knowledge. The offensive around the Dawei Special […]
Read MoreGovt scraps Land Bridge megaproject after finding it unprofitable
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said today (July 24) that the Land Bridge megaproject linking Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea is being dropped after three working groups had found it to be unprofitable, the investment redundant and having environmental impact, PPTVHD36 said. Ekniti, as chairperson of the Land Bridge project committee, […]
Read MoreMost ask for more spending money under Thais Help Thais Plus copay project: KPI Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST PEOPLE would prefer the Bhumjaithai-led government grant them more spending money under the so-called Thais Help Thais Plus copay project, according to the latest King Prajadhipok Institute poll. The KPI poll, conducted earlier this month among a total of 2,000 people in varied parts of the country, has found […]
Read MorePeople’s to ask NACC to launch probe into Bhumjaithai-led govt’s AI project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S plan to call on the National Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the Bhumjaithai-led government’s disputable TH-AI Passport project on grounds of being allegedly prone to irregularities, cronyism and non-cost-effectiveness, People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut confirmed today (July 20). The largest opposition party is currently preparing to file a formal petition […]
Read MoreLand bridge project delayed by a year to gauge public opinion
THE Transport Ministry has put off submission of a 1-trillion-baht Land Bridge project and draft Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill for its implementation to the cabinet for a year in order to gather and evaluate feedback from all sectors, PPTVHD36 said today (July 8). The Land Bridge project is designed to connect two seas […]
Read MorePeople’s MPs not afraid of Chaichanok’s father: Rukchanok
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN PEOPLE’S MP Rukchanok Srinork today (June 24) reassured that she and fellow lawmakers of the largest opposition party will certainly remain undaunted by unlawful influence of de facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob in regard to the contentious THAI-AI Passport project pushed by his son/Digital Economy & Society Minister Chaichanok […]
Read MoreDemocrats, senators receive petition from anti-land bridge protesters
SOUTHERN Economic Corridor Watch (SEC Watch) protesters rallying outside the Government House submitted their petition to a Democrat Party team and some senators urging that the land bridge project be cancelled, Naewna newspaper said last evening (June 23). The protest, led by Mr. Prasitchai Noonual, leader of SEC Watch, drew a large group of […]
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