Thailand pumps RM43 billion into industrial east to create regional economic engine


BANGKOK, June 28 (Reuters): Thailand approved on Tuesday a five-year investment of about 338 billion baht (US$9.64 billion - RM43 billion) in its industrial east from 2023, a government official said, part of efforts to boost the country's long-term growth.

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) investments will cover 77 projects, mainly in infrastructure and utilities and create about 20,000 jobs, government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said after a cabinet meeting

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