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South link needs clarity
News, Editorial, Published on 14/09/2020
» As plans for a southern land bridge make the headlines once again, doubts are growing on whether the multi-billion-baht project will ever materialise, despite its economic benefits.
NESDC to reboot Thai Canal plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/09/2020
» The state planning unit looks set to host public hearings and begin new feasibility studies of the so-called Thai Canal or 9A canal route and a double-track railway linking Chumphon and Ranong.
PM dusts off South Land Bridge plan
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/09/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday ordered a new feasibility study into a proposal to build a land bridge between the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, seen as a potential key part of a new major economic development plan in the South.
Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Co-operatives
Published on 31/01/2020
» Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Association and Southern Fisherfolk Women Association from 22 provinces along with 51 organisations recently convened 7th National Fisheries Assembly of Thailand. The conference – which took place from 27 to 29 January 2020 at Hat Rawai Public Park, Khon Khlan Sub-district, Thung Wa District,
Govt to push ahead with unpopular Satun, Songkhla deep-sea ports
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 03/12/2019
» The government will push ahead with building the Pak Bara deep-sea port in Satun, and the second Songkhla deep-sea port, at a total cost of 17 billion baht, despite opposition from local residents.
Pak Bara port delay move raises doubts
News, Editorial, Published on 22/07/2018
» To many, a news report that the government has decided to suspend the controversial Pak Bara port plans seems a welcome move. The plans threaten not only the well-being of communities but also the pristine environment in the southern province of Satun.
Pak Bara port plans shelved, source says
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 19/07/2018
» The government has decided to shelve the controversial Pak Bara deep-sea port project in Satun to avoid fuelling conflicts between residents and state officials, an informed source says.
PM's southern tantrum loses hearts, minds
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/11/2017
» During his first mobile cabinet meeting in the South this week, our prime minister's hot temper turned a trip that initially aimed to woo support from southerners into a government PR nightmare.
Port hits wall as PM sides with residents
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/09/2017
» The government's push for the Pak Bara deep-sea port in Satun has softened as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said local people's opinions must be taken into account first.
Southern Land Bridge study sped up
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 07/05/2017
» The Transport Ministry is speeding up the environmental and health impact assessment for the 26-billion-baht Southern Land Bridge which will link the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.