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Dawei port project stalled

Published: 12 Feb 2013 at 00.15
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Development of the Dawei deepwater port has stalled because of planning uncertainties and conflicts with potential investors, Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt admitted Monday.

The minister, who heads a sub-committee on infrastructure development in the Myanmar-based Dawei special economic zone, said the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning had yet to study several key aspects of the project.

These include studies into public utility demand, suitable utility fees, total required investment, development timeframes and technical aspects of infrastructure including port locations.

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pquinlan
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Discussion 13 : 12 Feb 2013 at 16.2713
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D7: neither!
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Discussion 12 : 12 Feb 2013 at 14.2912
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Dint I read earlier that some of the land for the project had been acquired. That the local people had been moved. That being the case who now owns the aforementioned land.?Bought at a low price if my memory serves me correctly.
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Discussion 11 : 12 Feb 2013 at 12.1411
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Discussion 4: It always surprises me that the proposal for a deep-water canal from Trang to Songkhla was not pulled off the shelf and dusted down. This would be an investment in Thai infrastructure that would permit time savings for ships crossing from the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea as well as permitting a deep-sea port to provide jobs for the people of the south, called the deep south for no apparent reason.

It would link in with the long-term plans for dual-tracking the railway south of Hua Hin once the high-speed project from Bangkok to Hua Hin was completed.

It would be imperative that the 'troubles'in the south were sorted
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Discussion 10 : 12 Feb 2013 at 10.3610
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If Thailand had had the foresight to build the canal down south as was mooted years ago, then the deepwater ports on the Burmese Andaman sea would not have been needed. It's the long haul around Singapore to the Middle Eastern and Western markets which has always been the problem. Thailand's problem is that short-term profit for the few always seems to take precedence.
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Discussion 9 : 12 Feb 2013 at 09.479
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"Mr Chadchat believes it will be at least a year before the Japanese government can make a decision on investing."

The Japanese are well known for being careful, consensus-makers. Ignore their wisdom & experience at your own risk!

Boons: Myanmar is a country rich in Natural resources and potential. It does not have an (??) unstable government (!?) and its warfare is on the decline. China continues to invest there as do other clever entities.
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Discussion 8 : 12 Feb 2013 at 09.138
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Very few people know whether a thorough/enough study has been done by professionals which needs superb integration among interested parties including government agencies. For one, Singapore and Malasia do not want this project to succeed as it will jeopardize their business of shipping entrepot. In addition, Japan had signed with Myanmar to build an exclusive port for their industies only at Syriam in the nearby southeast of Yangon. Akyab or Sittwe to the west in Rakhine had been dedicated as a port for India, and Kyaukpyu on Ramree island had been assigned for China which a gas/oil pipeline is being constructed connecting to Kunming.
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Discussion 7 : 12 Feb 2013 at 08.557
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The Japanese say planning isn't sufficient and the layout will cause congestion, the Thais say no - and probably something along the lines of 'never mind, we'll fix that later'.
Take a peep at Tokyo and Bangkok and who would you tend to believe...
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Discussion 6 : 12 Feb 2013 at 08.006
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Now why would anybody hesitate to finance a project which was thought up and is managed by Thai politicians? How about if the Thai politicians finance it themselves? They have enough money to pay for it and if they don’t have to pay themselves any commissions then the project might even be profitable.
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Discussion 5 : 12 Feb 2013 at 07.065
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Birdie: Disc.3:
There may be some truth in what you say. Dawei Development Co. Ltd is 51% owned by Italian-Thai Development Plc. and we don’t know who the shareholders are.
The following article appeared this morning:
“In light of the troubled waters faced by the deep-sea port project, ousted prime minster Thaksin Shinawatra has confirmed that he will visit the complex and joint committees established between the two nations to “discuss progress” and “acknowledge obstacles.”
(http://investvine.com/italian-thai-takes-lead-in-delayed-dawei/)
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Discussion 4 : 12 Feb 2013 at 06.294
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Another plan going down the tubes. It would be a good idea in times of plenty but at the moment half the world is struggling to pay its bills and don't have "spare" money for investment. In the long term it is not a bad plan but why is Thailand investion in Burma and not Thailand where the money would be of more use to the people here?
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