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Home » News from Thailand » 2018 is the year of infrastructure projects in Thailand
2018 is the year of infrastructure projects in Thailand
The current government of Thailand is heavily investing in infrastructure projects to boost the economy. In 2018, this concerns many projects with a combined value of 103 billion baht.
Some projects are already in progress, others are still in planning. Above is an overview of what is about to happen.
Source: Bangkok Post
As usual with the Bangkok Post, it's all rather confusing. At the top of the picture it says that for 2016 and 2017 there are projects worth 2.72 trillion Baht. 2.72 billion baht in Dutch. For 2018, the article in the BP mentions 103 billion Baht, indeed, 103 billion Baht. That is only a fraction of the 2.72 trillion (= 2.720 billion) in the two years just behind us.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-Ocha of Thailand admitted in a press conference that plans are being made to send the first Thai to the moon. To this end, a missile base will be built in Isaan with the help of China, which will provide a lot of employment for men and women. Prime Minister Prayut will use Article 44, which grants him absolute power, to realize the plans as quickly as possible. In the meantime, 15 committees have been set up to investigate the feasibility of the project and its impact on the environment. An amount of 10.000.000.000.000 baht has already been set aside. Prime Minister Prayut expects that the first rocket can be fired before the upcoming elections.
It is not yet clear whether the Thai astronaut will be a man, a woman or a transgender person. Prime Minister Prayut appealed to all Thais to put aside self-interest for the national interest. "If all Thais give up alcohol, tobacco, holidays and sex, it should be possible," the prime minister said
He referred further questions from the reporters to the government spokesman.
hopefully he will set a good example by being the first to refrain from alcohol, tobacco, holidays and sex
Will there be a referendum to indicate who should be in that rocket?
Yes, it's coming. The result is already known: Prayet, sorry, Prayut, will be the first Thai moon traveler! There is speculation as to why so many people choose Prayut…….
Thailand and certainly Bangkok has been the country of major projects for more than 10 years. The infrastructure works that have been built here over the past 10 years are unparalleled in Flanders or the Netherlands. Thailand has undergone a true metamorphosis in the last 10 years. Even my neighborhood has become completely unrecognizable in 2 years, and for the better.
It's all happening under pressure from China. If China did not come up with lucrative proposals, little would be modernized in Thailand's infrastructure.