A Government House source says Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will personally oversee the EEC to reposition it as Thailand’s flagship investment project, denying conflict with Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn or links to the three-airport rail dispute.

Thailand’s actual investment rose 18% to 260 billion baht in Q1 2026, as the government pushes BOI Fast Pass and 3% plus GDP growth.