The delay is reportedly due to administrative slowdowns in Naypyidaw, according to Pravee Kamolkancha, Italian -Thai's marketing manager.The Thai government and Italian-Thai Development are ready to sign the agreement, he said.
The signing agreement was delayed twice before; it was first due to be signed in March, and then in April. When completed, the Dawei project would be the largest of its kind in South-East Asia. The 200-square-kilometre project will include adeep-sea port and special economic zone.