EC puts brakes on 350-billion baht water project

[waza]

Dear Fabby you better check your fact because you are misleading the members again. Abhisit Vejavija made one comment about Dawei in October 2010, that was its better to have toxic industries in Dawei rather than Thailand, he committed no funds, didnt enter into any agreements nor invested himself.....

"It was Yingluck’s first visit to Dawei since the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in developing the area in May 2008. Yingluck was accompanied by a 40-member Thai delegation including Thai businessmen."

While Thaksin has invested his own money buying land in the area and taking potential investors to Dawei and showing them the potential rewards for investing there. Meanwhile his proxy government has spent a fortune building roads and infrastructure to the Myanmar border and now has approval to spend another 50 billion baht on the project.

Yeah that really sound more like Fabby fabrications that twist history, this started as and continues to be Thaksins baby. All MOU on the projects were signed by Thaksin governments all funds were approved by Thaksin governments all work was commenced by Thaksin governments.

"According to ‘The Government Public Relations Department’ of Thailand, Thai and Myanmar governments signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in May 2008 to develop the deep- sea port in Dawei and a connecting road link to Bangkok. Later, in July 2012, both governments signed another MOU on the Comprehensive Development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone and Its Related Project Areas in order to further enhance their cooperation of the Dawei project."

You should know I don't post facts without corroboration, but if you insist

"Abhisit completed an agreement to “jointly develop a deep-sea port at Dawei (Tavoy) on Burma’s Andaman Sea coast"

https://thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/abhisit-and-the-authoritarian-regime-in-burma/

"As Burma’s military generals rebuff international concerns over the legitimacy of their November elections, neighbor Thailand is already eyeing mammoth post-election plans to boost trade with the pariah state. Following a trip to Burma, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said this week that a deal has been signed for Thai firms to build a deep-sea port in Dawei, formerly known as Tavoy, a city in southeastern Burma that could become part of an economic zone....................An agreement signed during the trip includes construction of 100-mile (160-kilometer) road and rail links between Kanchanaburi in western Thailand and the Dawei port, as well as a special economic zone to be built on a 100,000-acre (40,500-hectare) plot near the port, reports said.."

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/port-10132010175956.html

So Fabby you totally disregard the 2008 MOU between the Thaksin proxy government which started the whole ball rolling. Or the Thaksin investments that have kept it rolling despite the Chinese, Japanese and Ital/Thai company pulling out,

But to get back on topic do you agree that this project should get its funding approved over the Flood mitigation and paying the rice farmer. Remember the EC hasn't agreed to release funds for the farmers yet.

Can I enquire what is so wrong with helping a CLOSE neighbour and at the same time POSSIBLY help your own country, no matter what corrupt government is in power?

Lack of infrastructure for EXPORTING nations is a serious way of making sure you go backwards.

Well this close neighbour is coming out of the throes of a military dictatorship and has an unstable government, apart form that they are already engaged in a project in partner ship with the Chinese which would be a direct competitor to this lame duck project. This other project included a fast train connection to China. Both the Chinese and Japanses refused participation in this project, likewise the Ital/Thai company pulled out, now why would a caretaker government put funding this lame duck as a priority over flood mitigation and paying its debts to the rice farmers?

Edited December 28, 2013 by waza

[marcusd]

WAZA, It may not be to yours or my liking what is happening and we may have varied opinions... but this country coming out of mlitary rule has big friends in the USA and infrastructure with China or India or whatever else will benefit some I guess. It is opening up and will soon be the next big thing for companies wanting money and retirees wanting an inexpensive place as thailand will become too epensive for many. It lready is borderline for many poor sods.

The thai government will borrow until they go broke. Bankruptcy works.....they only have to look at the west to see how that goes.

You , me, or heaps of other Thai Visa viewers have all the answers to solve all the issues facing this tinsy winsy insignificant on the world stage nation, NO ONE CARES or will listen. WHY? because we have no power to change anything here. WE ARE GUESTS, visitors, business people, retirees, escapees financial refugeees whatever, but we dont matter. So its no use getting wrinkles worrying.

So as an aside, I still think a shared thai Burma port may be beneficial