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House rejects Land Bridge study panel

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MPs attend a parliament meeting on April 9, 2026. (Bangkok Post file photo)

The House of Representatives rejected a proposal to establish a special committee to further study the Land Bridge megaproject, with government MPs arguing that multiple reviews had already been conducted and additional scrutiny would duplicate existing work.

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MPs on Friday voted 266 to 174 against setting up the committee after hours of debate over the proposed transport corridor linking the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea under the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) scheme.

Supporters of the project, led largely by the Bhumjaithai Party, argued that the government had already commissioned several studies examining its economic, environmental and social impacts.

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