{"id":8046,"date":"2024-08-24T00:44:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=8046"},"modified":"2024-08-24T00:44:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T16:44:10","slug":"thai-envoy-eyes-investments-in-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/thai-envoy-eyes-investments-in-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"THAI ENVOY EYES INVESTMENTS IN CLARK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>BY KEVIN GALANG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>CLARK FREEPORT &#8211; Thailand Ambassador Tull Traisorat has highlighted this Freeport as a prime location for expanding trade and investment relations between Thailand and the Philippines.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>During his visit to the Clark Visitors Center on August 20, Thai Ambassador Traisorat, after a presentation by CDC president, attorney Agnes VST Devanadera, expressed optimism about collaborating on air connectivity, hospitality, and renewable energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019ve seen from the CDC presentation a lot of opportunities that we could work together in enhancing trade and investment between Thailand and the Philippines,\u201d Traisorat said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ambassador emphasized Clark&#8217;s strategic advantages, noting its freeport zone status and expanding air connectivity with Bangkok and other cities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":8048,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-thao-1024x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-thao-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-thao-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-thao-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-thao-1536x788.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-thao.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I see a lot of opportunities here that you&#8217;ve been promoting as a freeport zone and an airport. I would like to see more air connectivity between Clark and Bangkok, and to some other cities as well,\u201d the Thai envoy said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>He mentioned that Thailand and the Philippines could benefit from connecting Clark to U-Tapao, particularly because both locations are strategically positioned for industrial, high tech, and tourist development. Furthermore, he highlighted the potential for air connectivity between Clark and U-Tapao, noting that U-Tapao&#8217;s proximity to the Eastern Economic Corridor, a special economic zone, and Pattaya, a major tourist destination, could create opportunities for collaboration and growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ambassador Traisorat also mentioned the potential for Thai companies to grow their presence in Clark, particularly in food, hospitality, banking and finance, and medical services.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additionally, he proposed a collaborative effort between Clark and Thailand to share best practices in freeport zones, Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE), and other mutual interests, including sharing clients.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ambassador also noted infrastructure projects, such as the elevated railway being constructed by Italian-Thai Development (ITD) between Clark and Malolos, as key areas for potential collaboration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>He reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening ties between Thailand and the Philippines and plans to bring a business delegation to Clark to explore further opportunities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Thai delegation&#8217;s visit to Clark is part of their activities in commemorating the 75th anniversary of Thailand-Philippines diplomatic relations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY KEVIN GALANG CLARK FREEPORT &ndash; Thailand Ambassador Tull Traisorat has highlighted this Freeport as a prime location for expanding trade and investment relations between<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8046"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8049,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8046\/revisions\/8049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}