The Cabinet would convene on Tuesday in Nakhon Ratchasima, which is seen as a regional gateway and the centre of the Lower Northeast, Sansern said. Nakhon Ratchasima, in particular, would be subject to future development to make it become a hub of both industry and agriculture, Sansern said. There would be a high-speed train connecting it to Bangkok as well as the Eastern Economic Corridor, a grand development project of the government in the East, he said. Some media members withdrew from the plan after heavy criticism, but Sansern said it was still in place and it was up to the media how to respond. Prayut said he would rather not give any interviews from now on, but say directly to the public what he wanted to say.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 19, 2017 09:33 UTC