A government panel has approved a plan to build a 1.34 trillion baht smart city in an industrial hub near the capital that’s already drawn billions of dollars of investment pledges from global automotive, robotics, healthcare and logistics companies.
A master-plan to build the city in Huai Yai subdistrict of Chon Buri province, some 160 kilometres southeast of Bangkok, was approved by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday. The yet-to-be-named city will be spread over 14,619 rai (2,340 hectares) of land and will cost 1.34 trillion baht over the next 10 years, officials said.
