Even if the Thailand 4.0 initiative is successful, its economic benefits would be rather limited. The Thai economy would only expand at 3.1 percent while millions of jobs could be lost.
Category: Thailand
PM mulls canal plan but army brooks no delay
A group of Chinese investors have reached a deal with the Thai Canal Authority to support the mega-project to bisect the Thai peninsula.
China to deepen EEC focus
To invest in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor project and the country’s agricultural technology as part of its effort to support the Thailand 4.0 policy while furthering its own One Belt, One Road initiative.
Fight against gold mine turned Thai village into ‘war zone’
For years, residents of six villages had opposed the gold mine operated by Tungkum Ltd., which they said contaminated their land and water, and sickened them with high levels of cyanide, arsenic and mercury.
Panama backs Kra Canal as right move for Thai growth
Building a channel linking two major seas would boost Thailand’s role in global connectivity, said Panama’s Vice President Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado,