Thailand approves USD5.2 billion rail link to China
July 17, 2017 Category Travel, Weekly
Thailand approved USD5.2 billion for the construction of the first stretch of a long-delayed high-speed railway that will ultimately connect to China, part of its Belt and Road infrastructure plan. Trains will travel south from Kunming in Yunnan province through Laos, Thailand and Malaysia to Singapore. Construction in Laos began late last year. A groundbreaking ceremony for the Thai section was held in 2015, but the project has been held up by disputes over financing, loan terms and labor protection regulations. The Thai government has now approved phase one of the high-speed railway from Bangkok to Korat. The first phase is 250 km, less than a third of the planned 850 km track within Thailand, and remains far from the extension to Nong Khai on the border with Laos. Thai Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has said local firms would be responsible for construction, while China would handle the design, technology, signaling systems and technical training, the South China Morning Post reports.
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