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Democrats pitch 4 projects for South

Hat Yai eyed as new hub for transport

Former Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva greets residents during a campaign walkabout in Bangkok’s Constituency 1 covering Bang Rak district. He was helping to canvass for votes for the party’s candidate, Jermmas Juenglertsiri. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

The Democrat Party will push for the development of four mega-projects to boost the economy in the southern region if it forms the next government.

The party’s economic team led by Samart Ratchaphonsit on Thursday laid out the schemes to stimulate the economy in the South with Songkhla’s Hat Yai eyed as a potential new transport hub.

First among them is a 13-kilometre monorail system with an investment of…

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