Special

Economic Zone is a development method that has been studied for a long time in

Thailand. The idea to develop an area into a special economic zone aims to

expand development into different areas through various economic activities as

the core of the development. This brings about some investment and improvement

of the quality of life of people in a specific area and other areas nearby.





However,

the method to develop and mobilize the Special Economic Zone to be concrete has

received a clearer development direction since the National Council for Peace

and Order (NCPO) managed the country. The National Council for Peace and Order

(NCPO) has issued an order no. 72/2014 to appoint the Commission of Special

Economic Development Zone Policy. In the meeting no.1/2014 of the Commission of

Special Economic Development Zone Policy on 15 July 2014, chaired by

Gen.Prayuth Chan-Ocha-- the head of National Council for Peace and Order

(NCPO), an approval was made on the areas with suitable potential to be a

special economic zone in the initial period of Thailand in 5 border areas to

support complete admission to AEC in 2015 including 1.Mae Sot District, Tak

Province, 2. Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province, 3. border area in Trad

Province, 4. Border area in Mukdahan Province, 5. Sadao District, Songkhla

Province.