Private sector invited to invest in Thailand's special economic zones

BANGKOK, July 16 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha has urged private business operators to jointly invest in his government-sponsored special border economic zones, pledging that his interim administration will provide facilities to the private sector to move on national development. While delivering his speech at the opening session of a seminar entitled Thailand Competitiveness Conference 2015 in Bangkok on Thursday, Prime Minister General Prayut pointed out that a joint investment by the public and the private sectors in the country's new special border economic zones should create connectivity and public confidence on the Thai government for its attempts to stimulate the national economy both in the short and the long terms. The prime minister stressed that his government accepts opinions voiced by the private sector because the state and the private sector must walk together in order to create advancement. The Thai prime minister suggested that the private sector train and develop personnel in preparation for the ASEAN Community (AC), set to be formed by the end of this year. According to the Thai premier, the government also plans to develop human resources, especially in the education field, and a mechanism to follow-up national strategies. The prime minister insisted Thailand's new general election to be held next year and he does not want to prolong his power. (TNA)