31 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

In 1943 they started to build the new Capital in the Petchaboon Valley, under Pibul.

Am I missing something here?

 

Would building a new capital be more advantageous than moving all the government places away from BKK to (say) Udon Thani? It would take hundreds, if not thousands, of trucks to shift all the stone and marble of important buildings. The railways and canals are and canals are not equipped to transport buildings so the roads would take a bashing.

 

I think Yasothon could be problematic, but nice area.

Since Prayut eats from the hands of the ChiComs, it would make sense to move the capital to Peking.  Submarines, landing crafts, and of course, hot money inflows.

Just now, owl sees all said:

Am I missing something here?

Yes, you are missing something here.     

 

 

 

 

Edited September 19, 20196 yr by LomSak27

16 hours ago, Cadbury said:

Or more importantly what will happen to Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy and Patpong?

Very, very few people care about what happens to Patpong anymore. That area is a very sad place to spend an evening. 

One of the few progressive ideas to ever come out of an administration that is so lacking in imagination, it boggles the mind. Great idea. Any pressure that can be taken off of the Bangkok streets would be a good thing. And nobody would miss the bureaucrats, for a nanosecond. Move it fairly close by, someplace like Nakhon Sawan, or Saphan Buri. 

16 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Best get a move then .. You never know what's around the corner .. 

Yes !!! Cos he'll be losing his job soon!!! 555????????????????????????

16 hours ago, ChipButty said:

In the not to distant future Bangkok will be Floating 

Or sinking?

Has he been on some secret fact finding tour to Venice? 

 - has to have copied the idea from someone... 

32 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

Yes, you are missing something here.     

 

 

 

 

Well, Chan-o-cha did say he was (thinking of) moving the capital

Move to Pattaya, please. ????

The government should move closer to its income sources, therefore I would suggest Chiang Rai is the best choice.

 

The choice of new capital site should be a mixture of geology, economics, transport links, and centrality.

Places like Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok seem more suitable than Nakhon Ratchasima. The empty space north of Rayong that comprises the empty bit of Chachoengsao is maybe more economically suitable.

1 hour ago, Chazar said:

Middle  of the gulf, can order more subs

…..and eat fish for lunch!

1 minute ago, CaptainNemo said:

 

The choice of new capital site should be a mixture of geology, economics, transport links, and centrality.

Places like Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok seem more suitable than Nakhon Ratchasima. The empty space north of Rayong that comprises the empty bit of Chachoengsao is maybe more economically suitable.

I believed these are the 4 satellite cities that was in previous government plan. Prayut need not have to be visionary (not that he has) but just copy previous government plan like he did with the infrastructure and water management plans.  

They could put that platform they confiscated from the American trying to set up an offshore city to use and create a floating capital.

Edited September 19, 20196 yr by rwill

Maybe Canary Island, France where ever corruption is sent.

 

17 hours ago, inactiveposter said:

...maybe to Beijing?

You jest.

 

Kunming's much nicer and a lot nearer.

When pigs fly. 

There is a big plot of land I have for sale will do very well for a new capitol, all nicely wrapped up in a national park!

North Korea?

37 minutes ago, Vyhod said:

Move to Pattaya, please. ????

I don't think he'd be a russian to do that!

17 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Who is buying up all the land? and where?

 

Of course no mention of the brand new parliament building which is not yet finished!

As all roads, railways and airports are centred and leading to Bangkok, moving the governmental buildings to elsewhere would become a hugely expensive project to build new and utterly devastating to alle the capital invested in Bangkok.

It might be much cheaper to make Bangkok a polder like area, erect dykes, manage water, and do something about traffic management.

Can always ask the Dutch, 35% of their country is below sea level, including Rotterdam (port), Amsterdam (capital) and the Hague (government seat).

 

 

Bangkok is sinking under the weight of Its full name.........

 

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit

Maybe try to buy Greenland - an idea that an equally grounded person entertained a while ago!

 

Also: “Connecting Thailand with the World”...yes...please!

I hope they don't forget to do a TM-28 and TM-30 when they move!

8 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

Bangkok is sinking under the weight of Its full name.........

 

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit

and the waters can easily seep in... via all those gaps between the words!

18 hours ago, webfact said:

PM floats idea of moving capital

Why bother; another 10 years, it'll float itself.

Good old media management to keep eyes off his incompetence, if he can't even resolve his inability to take his oath, I suggest moving millions of people is well above his abilities. He should stick with buying military hardware and receiving kickbacks!

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3 minutes ago, PhonThong said:

I hope they don't forget to do a TM-28 and TM-30 when they move!

they'll need a few HTMS-** numbers to float any move of a populace

2 hours ago, donnacha said:

Chiang Mai is red shirt territory and has been openly punished for that since the coup. They are not going to give any sort of boost to the major land-owning families there, including the Shiniwatras.

 

Khon Kaen is really deep into Isaan which, of course, is also red shirt territory.

 

That feels right to me.

Still in Isaan, but far closer to Bangkok, Korat is out of the flood zone, accessible from the current main airport, close enough to the Eastern Economic Corridor, and appears to have lots of undeveloped land. It is also a nice, short name ... "Korat" ... or they may opt to give it a new name, perhaps something memorable and snappy such as "Prayut".

Yeah, Korat makes sense in a lot of ways, I could see them developing a new business and political capital there while maintaining Bangkok, until it sinks, as a major tourist destination.

I wonder if korat is red shirt territory too or if, being geographically closer, it is more aligned to the political consensus in Bangkok.

 

Korat would have to have an airport again.