Thailand's Cabinet approved a 106.8-billion-baht phase-2 dual-track railway project in the southern region, comprising three corridors (Chumphon–Surat Thani, Surat Thani–Hatyai, and Hatyai–Padang Besaar) with completion targets 2574–2576. The government also approved 4 billion baht in soft loans at 1.5% for flood recovery and new entrepreneurs, extended investment promotion incentives for 3 years, and disaster insurance covering 30 million households. The motorway network will extend to Narathiwat to enhance logistics connectivity and agricultural trade flow to southern Thailand and across regional borders.