Thailand keeping a close eye on JS-SEZ


EECO secretary-general Chula Sukmanop said Singapore and Malaysia are well aware of the EEC’s limitations.

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor Office (Eeco) is closely monitoring the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) as it could become an important competitor in attracting investment in Asean.

“Malaysia-Singapore’s special economic zone was established to compete against Thailand’s EEC in drawing investment amid Chinese production relocation to Asean,” EECO secretary-general Chula Sukmanop told newspaper Krungthep Turakij.

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