Mark Cites 5 Reasons for Land Bridge Committee Study: Risks to Southern People
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"The myth that the South cannot develop without this is contrary; we are the ones saying the South should not just be a transit point for foreigners, but have opportunities for long-term connections with the world."
มายาคติที่ว่าถ้าไม่มีตัวนี้ภาคใต้พัฒนาไม่ได้นั้นตรงกันข้าม พวกผมคือฝ่ายที่บอกว่าภาคใต้ไม่ควรเป็นแค่ทางผ่านของคนต่างชาติ ต้องมีโอกาสสร้างทางไกลเชื่อมกับโลก
"If the project proceeds without users, what is destroyed may become merely a 'monument to a wrong decision'."
หากเดินหน้าโครงการแล้วไม่มีผู้ใช้จริง สิ่งที่ถูกทำลายไปแล้วอาจกลายเป็นเพียง “อนุสาวรีย์ของการตัดสินใจที่ผิดพลาด”
"The 5 reasons are sufficient to reject the current approach and establish a new foundation for truly creating opportunities for the people of the South."
เหตุผลทั้ง 5 ข้อเพียงพอให้ต้องปฏิเสธแนวทางเดิม และตั้งหลักใหม่ในการสร้างโอกาสให้ชาวใต้อย่างแท้จริง
Key Entities
Person
Former Prime Minister and party-list MP for the Democrat Party who argued against the Land Bridge project.
Party-list MP for the Democrat Party and former Prime Minister who spoke out against the Land Bridge project.
A party-list MP for the Democrat Party who initially proposed the Land Bridge project.
Organization
Special Committee(คณะกรรมาธิการวิสามัญ)
A proposed parliamentary body to study the implications of the Land Bridge project.
Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP)(สำนักงานนโยบายและแผนการขนส่งและจราจร)
An agency whose studies on the Land Bridge project reportedly differ from other research, as mentioned by Abhisit Vejjajiva.
The political party of Abhisit Vejjajiva and Korn Chatikavanij, involved in the debate over the Land Bridge project.
The body to which government policies are submitted; Abhisit Vejjajiva noted the Land Bridge project was not clearly apparent in government policy or proposals submitted to the EC.
Place
The region in Thailand where the Land Bridge project is proposed to be located and significantly impacts its development and people.
A key shipping route that the Land Bridge project aims to provide an alternative to.
A group of provinces in Southern Thailand that Abhisit Vejjajiva stated might not directly benefit from the Land Bridge project.
A province in Southern Thailand that Abhisit Vejjajiva indicated might not directly benefit from the Land Bridge project.
A province in Southern Thailand that Abhisit Vejjajiva indicated might not directly benefit from the Land Bridge project.
A province in Southern Thailand that Abhisit Vejjajiva indicated might not directly benefit from the Land Bridge project.
A province in Southern Thailand that Abhisit Vejjajiva indicated might not directly benefit from the Land Bridge project.
A geopolitical area of potential conflict between the US and China, which Abhisit Vejjajiva warned could involve Thailand if the Land Bridge project is pushed as a strategic point.
An example cited by Abhisit Vejjajiva to illustrate potential geopolitical concerns and US apprehension over Chinese control of shipping routes, similar to potential implications of the Land Bridge project.
Concept
An environmental resource in coastal and marine ecosystems of Southern Thailand that may be negatively impacted by the Land Bridge project.
Law
A potential investment model for the Land Bridge project that Abhisit Vejjajiva raised concerns about regarding special benefits awarded to foreign investors.