PM to end missing link to Cambodia

30 March 2013
Bangkok Post
Economy and commerce / Infrastructure / Rail / Transport infrastructure and facilities
Aranyaprathet District / ASEAN / Ban Nong Ean checkpoint / Ban Stung Bot / Banteay Meanchey Province / Chachoengsao / Chinese aid / Landmines / Poipet / Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra / railway / regional railway network / Sa Kaeo

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra promised on Saturday to complete a missing rail link with Cambodia to foster closer ties with the neighbouring country. Ms Yingluck inspected the damaged tracks from Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo to the border with Poipet in Cambodia and directed officials to speed up restoring the connection. The six-kilometre section has been left unmaintained for years, making rail travel to and from Cambodia impossible. The link is part of the 10 Asean countries’ plan to build a regional railway network to connect with China. …

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