Thailand's Deputy PM Pipat announced an out-of-office Cabinet meeting in Songkhla (Aug 31–Sep 1) to address economic recovery and urban planning issues in five southern provinces: Songkhla, Satun, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat. The focus includes vocational promotion and income support for border areas with Thailand's lowest average earnings, alongside broader infrastructure projects including double-track railway extensions and port development studies on the Andaman coast. The Land Bridge project (controversial megaproject) has been deprioritized pending further port feasibility studies.