Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai Government hasapproved a master plan to build a 1.34 trillion THB (35.9 billion USD) smartcity in an industrial hub near Bangkok.
The master plan has been approved by a panel chairedby Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha and the capital will be disbursed in thenext 10 years, local authorities said.
The city will be built in Huai Yai district ofChonburi province, some 160 kilometers southeast of Bangkok, covering 2,340hectares, according to Kanit Sangsubhan, Secretary-General of the EasternEconomic Corridor.
The project will comprise five business centres forcompanies to rent as commercial areas. These will include a hub to houseregional headquarters of firms, a financial centre, and areas for precisionmedicine, international research and development, and future industries such asclean energy and 5G technology.
The residential quarter of the new city will bedesigned to accommodate 350,000 people by 2032, and generate 200,000 directjobs, Kanit said. Residents will be mostly those employed in the industrialarea, which is set to draw investments of about 2.2 trillion THB over the nextfive years.
The new city with its business centres can add anestimated 2 trillion THB to Thailand’s gross domestic product within 10 years,and the value of assets after a 50-year concession period will see a fivefoldjump, the government said in a statement./.
Thailand has decided to extend the state of emergency, introduced in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, for another two months, according to its centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
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Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have signed two documents to enhance the strategic alliance and partnership between the two countries.
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The Ministry of Commerce reported that imports also rose 18% to 29.9 billion USD during the same period, resulting in a trade surplus of 1.1 billion USD. In May alone, Thailand posted a 4.6 billion USD trade surplus with the US and a 4.1 billion USD trade deficit with China.
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The Thai cabinet has approved a seven-year EV bus leasing scheme proposed by the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) for the capital, with an estimated cost of 15.35 billion THB (over 470 million USD).
Aircraft are prohibited from flying below 6,000 metres in the vicinity of the volcano, and should also remain alert to the presence of volcanic ash, which can disrupt flights.
Laos declared the transfer of the press management functions of five key media agencies and associated personnel to the Propaganda and Training Board of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee.
Illustrative image (Source: thestar.com.my) 
