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NCPO backs EEC land use guidelines
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/10/2017
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) yesterday approved guidelines for land utilisation in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in a bid to facilitate investment.
Foreign EEC educational criteria set
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/10/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved the criteria and conditions for foreign educational institutes that plan to establish their branches in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Somkid requests low-income job training funding
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/10/2017
» The government is committed to allocating a higher budget to support low-income earners next year, especially through training programmes to help them improve their employability.
Investment budget makes giant leap
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/09/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved an investment budget worth a combined 1.975 trillion baht for 55 state enterprises in fiscal 2018, marking a significant increase from 580 billion in fiscal 2017.
R&D ministry mulled to enhance unity
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/08/2017
» The government is considering creating a new ministry to oversee research and development that may bring together state universities and state agencies.
Hitachi keen on AI, IoT investment in corridor
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/08/2017
» Japanese conglomerate Hitachi Ltd is eager to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem in the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Cabinet OKs perks for tech investors
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/08/2017
» Industry experts and foreign investors in high technology will be entitled to four-year visa-free grants and free work permits under a new scheme.
Somkid eyes expansion of NZ trade ties
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/07/2017
» Thailand and New Zealand are set to tighten their economic partnership and expand it beyond the trade of goods to include education, agriculture and tourism.
All EEC infrastructure plans get nod
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/07/2017
» The much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor is moving a crucial step forward after all key infrastructure development projects yesterday received the nod from the EEC policy committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Boeing mulls EEC investment
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/06/2017
» US aerospace giant Boeing is keen on investing in making aircraft parts and setting up a training centre in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area.