The Thai Canal, Kra Canal project

The Thai Canal, also known as Kra Canal or Kra Isthmus Canal, refers to proposals for a canal that would connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea across southern Thailand. It is envisaged that such a canal would improve transportation in the region, similar to the Panama Canal and Suez Canal.

Map of possible plans for the Thai Canal

China's Belt and Road Initiative may kick-start long-envisaged $28bn seaway.

Influential Thais in push for Kra Canal project

SIKAO, Thailand -- Fisherman Sittichai Bohmung lounges on a remote pier beside a ramshackle waterfront village in this southern Thai district and reca

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