Siriraj Hospital To Be Developed Into A Top Medical Institution

[Jai Dee]

Budget approved for the development of Siriraj Hospital into a top medical institution in Southeast Asia

The cabinet yesterday approved 8.7 billion baht for the development of Siriraj Hospital into a top medical institution in Southeast Asia.

The money will be spent on building a 12-storey research centre, a 14-storey medical centre, repairing nearby Thon Buri railway station and turning a riverside area into a public park.

The 8.7-billion-baht budget will come from three sources which are the Government Lottery Office, the Budget Bureau and revenue of Siriraj Hospital. Construction will begin in 2007 and finish in 2010.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 02 August 2006

[Jai Dee]

Siriraj Hospital to build major centre at Thon Buri

Thailand will have Southeast Asia's largest and most modern medical centre after the Cabinet Tuesday backed a Bt8.74billion project to make Siriraj Hospital a centre of medical excellence.

Caretaker Education Minister Chaturon Chaisang said the centre - under the banner of Siriraj Hospital - would be built between 2007 and 2010 on 33 rai of land near Thon Buri train station that belongs to the State Railway.

The Cabinet first approved the project in May 2003 and assigned related agencies to discuss using land worth Bt688 million to build a 12storey research building and 14storey medical centre.

The State Railway board later agreed to let Siriraj Hospital use the land free of charge.

Source: The Nation - 2 August 2006

[Erwin1011]

The first question to ask here is : Who are the major shareholders in the company, what are their stakes and their relationship with current government members