Government and junta spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said using Section 44 for the EEC was approved by the National Council for Peace and Order and acknowledged by the cabinet. Lt Gen Sansern said use of Section 44 will help expedite project development, improving foreign investor confidence in the EEC. However, the bureaucratic bypass will be applied on a case-by-case basis, with the first focus promoting leading international schools to set up shop in the EEC, he said. In a related development, the cabinet approved the country's five-year rice production and marketing plan worth 25.8 billion baht, starting from 2017. Last August, the cabinet approved 3.25 billion baht worth of lending packages via the BAAC for mega-farm projects for 2017-19.

Source: Bangkok Post April 12, 2017 00:00 UTC