Transport Ministry to form Southern Development Master Plan committee

Matichon•Politics•8d ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Transport has informed the Cabinet about the establishment of a committee to create a Southern development master plan.

•The Ministry of Transport informed the Cabinet on August 5 regarding the Landbridge project and a new development committee.
•A preliminary conclusion by a previous study committee found the Landbridge project not worthwhile and recommended against proceeding.
•A new committee for the Southern development master plan will include local stakeholders and government agencies.
•The study for the new master plan is expected to take no more than one year.

•Siriphong Angkasakulkiat, Deputy Minister of Transport, informed the Cabinet on August 5 that the Ministry of Transport is establishing a committee to create a Southern development master plan.
•A previous committee led by Ekniti Nitithanprapas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, concluded the Landbridge project was not worthwhile and should not proceed.
•Prime Minister assigned Pippat Ratchakitprakan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, to discuss with the SEC Watch network regarding the Southern Special Economic Zone.
•The appointment order for the new committee is expected to be presented to the Prime Minister next week.
•The Ministry of Transport will withdraw a matter previously involving the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) and the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) following protesters' demands.
•Future decisions on whether to cancel the Landbridge project will depend on the findings of the newly established committee.
•The study by the new committee is expected to be completed within one year to allow the current government to make a decision.

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Siriphong Angkasakulkiat(สิริพงศ์ อังคสกุลเกียรติ)

Deputy Minister of Transport.

Ekniti Nitithanprapas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and chairperson of the Landbridge project study committee.

Pippat Ratchakitprakan(พิพัฒน์ รัชกิจประการ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport assigned to discuss with SEC Watch.

Ministry of Transport(กระทรวงคมนาคม)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for proposing the Southern development master plan committee to the Cabinet.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The government body informed by the Ministry of Transport about the Landbridge project and the new committee.

SEC Watch(เครือข่ายศึกษาการพัฒนาเขตเศรษฐกิจพิเศษภาคใต้ (SEC Watch))

A network monitoring the Southern Special Economic Zone.

Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP)(สำนักงานนโยบายและแผนการขนส่งและจราจร (สนข.))

An agency that was intended to send a letter to the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning.

Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP)(สำนักนโยบายแผนการจัดการทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม (สผ.))

An agency that was the intended recipient of a letter from the OTP.

Landbridge Project(โครงการแลนด์บริดจ์)

A project previously concluded by a study committee to be not worthwhile.

Southern Thailand(ภาคใต้)ℹ️

The region targeted for the development master plan and special economic zone.