BANGKOK, Feb 5 — Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha signed the order on Jan 19 to determine the special economic development areas and speed up their construction, according to Permanent Secretary for Finance Rungson Sriworasat.
The special zones will be developed in Tak province bordering Myanmar, Mukdahan province bordering Laos, Sa Kaeo and Trat provinces bordering Cambodia and Songkhla province bordering Malaysia.
Under the order, Tak's Mae Sot and Mae Ramat districts will become one special economic development zone, three Mukdahan districts will become the second development zone, two Sa Kaeo districts will be the third development zone, Songkhla's Sadao district will be the fourth zone, and Trat's Klong Yai district will be the fifth zone.
Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda visited Sa Kaeo to inspect its designated area, saying he would ensure that industrialists, investors and commerce authorities can enter the area as Gen Prayut wanted to speed up the special economic development area project.
“I want to inspect all the project sites and will visit the areas in the Northeast and the North afterwards,” Gen Anupong said. (MCOT online news)
