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State urged to step up progress of special zones
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/07/2021
» The government is being urged to speed up the implementation of additional special development zones and the digitalisation of government services to boost investments and rehabilitate the country's economy which has been battered by the Covid-19 crisis.
NESDC mulls Southern Economic Corridor scheme
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/07/2019
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) plans to propose developing a Southern Economic Corridor to the new government in a similar fashion to the ongoing Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.
Agency OKs final Orange Line rail
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/02/2019
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has given the nod to the Orange Line's western section, stretching from Bang Khun Non to Min Buri, as one of the last mass transit projects in Bangkok approved by this government.
NESDC: Infrastructure investment booms
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2019
» Thailand saw significant economic and social progress in the past five years, especially in infrastructure development, according to a report by the National Economic and Social Development Commission (NESDC).
Giving wings to the elusive aerotropolis
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/08/2018
» John D Kasarda is the director of the Center of Air Commerce at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School, president and chief executive of Aerotropolis Business Concepts LLC, president of the Aerotropolis Institute of China and editor-in-chief of Logistics, an international scholarly journal. He has also published more than 100 articles and 10 books on airport cities, aviation infrastructure, urban economic development and competitiveness.
'Riviera Thailand' planned for Gulf beach strip
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/03/2018
» The government plans to unveil a high-end tourism campaign in the coastal western provinces, which it said would help boost the income of locals in the region.
Japan 'keen on train investment'
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/06/2017
» TOKYO - Japan has shown keen interest in joining the bidding for the construction of the 193.5 km Bangkok-Rayong high-speed train project that will link the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and three international airports, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Infrastructure work to gather steam
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/01/2017
» With the current government committed to calling the general election sometime in 2017, big-ticket infrastructure development is expected to speed up.
Govt pushes B2tr capital plan
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/09/2016
» The government will seek to approve major projects under its 2-trillion-baht infrastructure expenditure scheme before its term expires next year, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said yesterday.
NESDB: Thai economy to grow by 3% in Q1
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/04/2015
» Thai economy likely will grow 3% in the first quarter of 2015, bolstered by tourism, private consumption and government spending, according to the National Economic and Social Development Board.