THE kingdom expects its new, 3.65 billion baht (RM474mil) border point with Laos to be completed ahead of schedule next year before opening to boost Mekong region trade in early 2024.
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Thailand expects its new, Bt3.65-billion border point with Laos to be completed ahead of schedule next year before opening to boost Mekong region trade in early 2024.
The Transport Ministry will seek an allocation of 140 million baht from the central budget to fund a feasibility and design study on a new bridge across the Mekong River as part of the third phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project.
Thailand looks set to negotiate with the Lao and Chinese governments for closer logistic and freight transport cooperation through the Laos-China high-speed train project, in the hope that it will boost fresh fruit exports.
The government has set up a working panel proposed by the Transport Ministry to better coordinate with transport authorities in Laos on plans to build a railway linking the two neighbours.