Pakamon Noon-anun criticized Phiphat for stubbornly pushing the Landbridge project, raising suspicions. She stressed that Thailand is not anyone's personal property and urged that profits should not go solely to their pockets while the people suffer losses.
On 25 Apr 2026 GMT+7, Pakamon Noon-anun, a party-list MP and deputy spokesperson of the Pchun Party, posted on Facebook regarding Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, who spoke about progress on the 1 trillion baht Landbridge project to be submitted to the Cabinet in June-July. She said if they insist on moving forward without answering questions about cost-effectiveness and investor progress, Phiphat’s persistence is suspicious. Thailand is not his personal property to do as he pleases. Certainly, every project benefits some and harms others, but state projects cannot overlook cost-effectiveness and public benefit. So far, there are no clear figures on the Landbridge’s cost-effectiveness, only a National Economic and Social Development Council report with mixed data, such as claiming the port will generate 58 billion baht annually—8 billion from transport fees but 50 billion from selling fuel to ships refueling there. In reality, we do not have our own oil refinery; to profit that much from fuel sales requires refining the oil ourselves.
"Since both the Prime Minister and Phiphat insist on pushing such a massive project, they must answer the people’s questions. Although the government is not investing state budget funds, it must allocate land and concession rights to private investors interested in participating. The project falls under the SEC Act draft, which grants foreigners a 99-year land lease. Do not let this stubborn decision make profits go only to their pockets while the people and Thailand suffer losses."