Sanpetch visited Yala to propose more than 1 billion baht in the 2027 budget, focusing on road expansions, solving recurring floods, and enhancing travel and agricultural product transport to boost the southern border economy. Tags: [Sanpetch Boonyamanee, Yala, infrastructure, flood management, agriculture transport, southern Thailand, government budget]
Sanpetch Boonyamanee, Deputy Minister of Transport, along with Waruslan Masaele, advisor to the Deputy Minister, visited Yala province to monitor progress on highway and rural road network construction and development projects. They were joined by Yala Governor Kongsakul Chantharach, Yala MP Sulaiman Bunanpen, Director of Highway Office 18 Jompawee Janhirun, Director of Yala Rural Highway District Rewat Jaisaat, local officials, community leaders, and residents who provided information and warmly welcomed them in Yaha and Mueang Yala districts.Tags: [Sanpetch Boonyamanee, Yala, infrastructure projects, government officials, site visit]
Sanpetch said that from 31 August to 1 September 2026, the first mobile Cabinet meeting of 2026 will be held in Songkhla province. The meeting will consider proposals and development projects for five southern provinces: Songkhla, Satun, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat.Tags: [Sanpetch Boonyamanee, mobile Cabinet meeting, Songkhla, southern provinces, government planning]
Therefore, today's visit to Yala was not only to monitor progress on the Ministry of Transport's projects but also to directly listen to the problems, needs, and proposals from local people. This information will be used by relevant agencies for action and compiled along with ministerial directives to present and advocate at the mobile Cabinet meeting.Tags: [Sanpetch Boonyamanee, Yala, community engagement, infrastructure planning, government coordination]
The Ministry of Transport plans ongoing works in Yala province including lane expansions, enhancing drainage systems to solve recurring floods, and restoring routes damaged by floods to support travel and logistics systems.Tags: [Ministry of Transport, Yala, road expansion, flood control, logistics]
For fiscal year 2027, the Ministry of Transport is preparing a budget of approximately 1,053 million baht for projects in Yala province, including key initiatives such as:Tags: [2027 budget, Yala, transport projects, government investment]
Additionally, large projects under promotion include construction of Highway 410 Pattani–Betong route (budgeted at 669 million baht) and Highway 4326 Betong–Ban Km.17 route (budgeted at 630 million baht).Tags: [Highway 410, Highway 4326, major projects, southern Thailand, infrastructure investment]
The developed transportation routes are vital to the agricultural sector, such as rural highway YL.3003 (junction of Highway 409–Ban Lam Mai), which not only eases traffic congestion in Yala city but also serves as a shortcut connecting Pattani and Songkhla provinces. This helps farmers transport produce to markets faster and at lower costs.Tags: [rural highway YL.3003, agriculture logistics, traffic reduction, Yala, Pattani, Songkhla]
“Yala province and the southern border areas have great potential in trade, food, tourism, and cross-border connections. Developing infrastructure, including roads and railways, will create job opportunities and genuinely distribute income to the people,” said Sanpetch.Tags: [Sanpetch Boonyamanee, Yala, southern border development, trade, infrastructure, employment]
The government prioritizes development and quality of life improvements in the five southern provinces. Before this mobile Cabinet meeting, workshops were conducted in four areas: economy, society, security, and disaster management. These allowed provinces, agencies, MPs, private sector, and civil society to jointly propose problems, needs, and essential projects for government consideration.Tags: [government priorities, southern provinces, workshops, multi-sector collaboration, development planning]
Data, problems, and proposals gathered from today's Yala visit will be included in ministerial directives and key points for presentation at the mobile Cabinet meeting. This aims to push necessary matters beyond the capacity of local agencies, requiring government support to proceed.Tags: [Yala, government directives, mobile Cabinet meeting, local needs, support]
“I do not want the mobile Cabinet meeting to be just a meeting that ends there. It must be an opportunity for real problems and genuine needs of local people to reach the government. That is why I come down myself, listen personally, and ensure agencies prepare information. Issues that can be done immediately will be done. Those requiring budget or government-level support, we will help push forward on 31 August to 1 September,” said Sanpetch.Tags: [Sanpetch Boonyamanee, mobile Cabinet meeting, local engagement, government commitment] Sanpetch BoonyamaneeTags: [Sanpetch Boonyamanee] Concluded with final remarks.Tags: [conclusion, government remarks]
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