Sino-Thai railway talks

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban last week reported to the Thai Cabinet that China is interested in providing investment, technology and management support for a new 240-kilometre railway line from Bangkok to Rayong.

The news follows an official July 16-23 visit by Suthep to China.

Suthep also disclosed that the two countries may additionally cooperate in railway projects at the Thai-Lao border in Thailand’s Nong Khai province, in connection with a possible new rail line to Laos and China.

Similar cooperation may also occur with a possible new rail link from southern Thailand into Malaysia.