Cabinet On-Site Meeting in Songkhla to Screen Southern Border Projects

Thairath•Politics•14h ago

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Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan presided over a preparatory meeting for the Cabinet on-site meeting in Songkhla to screen 199 development projects for five southern border provinces.

•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan chaired a preparatory meeting on August 25, 2026, regarding the first Cabinet on-site meeting of 2026.
•A total of 199 projects from Songkhla, Satun, Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat, with a preliminary budget of over 57 billion baht, are proposed.
•The proposed projects will be presented to the Cabinet on-site meeting in Songkhla on September 1, 2026.

Overview

•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan chaired a preparatory meeting on August 25, 2026.
•The meeting considered 199 projects from Songkhla, Satun, Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat with a total budget exceeding 57 billion baht.
•The Governor of Songkhla proposed 5 readiness projects (50 million baht) and 26 policy projects (35,061.056 million baht).
•The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment raised concerns that the two-sea link project for Irrawaddy dolphin watching might impact the ecosystem.
•The Governor of Narathiwat proposed 6 ready projects (404.790 million baht) and 8 policy projects (15,055.640 million baht), all of which the meeting approved.
•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan assigned the Governor of Pattani to discuss the 400 million baht Pattani waterway dredging project with the Marine Department.
•The Joint Public and Private Sector Committee will discuss the proposals next week before they reach the Cabinet on September 1, 2026.
•Phiphat Ratchakitprakan stated that projects related to flood resolution are likely to be approved as urgent projects.

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Key Quotes

Phiphat Ratchakitprakan

"The government will screen carefully and will approve only projects that are ready, cost-effective, do not impact the budget, and must benefit the people in the area."

รัฐบาลจะกลั่นกรองอย่างรอบคอบ จะเห็นชอบเฉพาะโครงการที่มีความพร้อม มีความคุ้มค่า ไม่ส่งผลต่องบประมาณ และต้องเป็นประโยชน์ต่อประชาชนในพื้นที่

Key Entities

Person

Phiphat Ratchakitprakan(พิพัฒน์ รัชกิจประการ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport who chaired the preparatory meeting for the Cabinet on-site meeting.