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Thailand’s new PM anticipates Tesla, Google, Microsoft to invest $5 billion

This combination of images showsThailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (L) and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. — Reuters/File

Srettha Thavisin, the new prime minister of Thailand, stated on Sunday that the nation anticipated receiving investments of at least $5 billion from Tesla, Google, and Microsoft.

Although he did not specify if the $5 billion was anticipated to be a combined investment or funded separately by each company, Thavisin said: “Tesla would be looking into an EV manufacturing facility, Microsoft and Google are looking at data centres.”

Srettha revealed the news to reporters in Bangkok after addressing the UN General Assembly in New York and meeting with business executives earlier this week.

However, Tesla, Google, and Microsoft have not yet commented on Thavisin’s remarks, according to Reuters.

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