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Nov 2, 2023 · Almost 200 years before the opening of the Suez Canal across the isthmus that joined Africa and Asia revolutionised the maritime commerce of Europe, King Narai had envisioned a canal across the Isthmus of Kra. Advertisement. Map showing the proposed routes of the Kra Canal.
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Regional effort needed to resist China’s renewed push for Thai Canal– [08/03/22] Thai canal plan won’t die, says activist – [07/02/22] “The Thai canal project is unlikely to be put to rest, despite the House of Representatives last week rejecting a study into the proposal, says an activist working on environmental issues.”
By land or sea: Thailand perseveres with the Kra Canal– [22/09/21] Over land or sea? “It could result in more earth being moved than both the Panama and the Suez canals combined – and it won’t pay for itself. Stevie Knight asks if the Thai Canal is still worth consideration?”
Controversial Thai Canal back in spotlight – [14/10/20] “The 120-kilometre Thai Canal project running from Krabi on the Andaman Sea to Trang, stretching to Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla on the Gulf of Thailand, recently returned to the limelight after decades of proposals.” India sees debt diplomacy at play in China-backed Thai canal, finds talk...
Thailand’s Kra canal project: Game changers and China’s involvement– [21/10/19] Thailand’s perennial Kra Canal project: Pros, cons and potential game changers– [September 2019] Canal conundrum – [28/01/19] Thailand could sacrifice its sovereignty for questionable gains from Chinese–built waterway.
sniwire.com/2018/11/08/a-341-year-old-idea-whose-time-has-come A 341-year-old idea whose time has come? – [08/11/18] “Among many potential routes for the Thai-Kra Canal, ‘9A’ has become the most likely one if a green signal is given. The route is from Koh Lanta and Klong Thom districts of Krabi province on the Andaman Sea coast to the eastern seabo...
Kra Canal Project and unbiased approach– [20/11/17] The Kra Isthmus Canal – A maritime silk road to rival the Suez and Panama– [13/11/17] The geopolitics of the Kra Canal– [04/10/17] Conference urges feasibility study on Kra Canal – [25/09/17] “Engineers, retired politicians and bureaucrats urged the Thai government to conduct a feasibility study o...
The real threat to Singapore – construction of Thai’s Kra Canal financed by China – [02/10/16] “China is keen on the Kra Canal project partly for strategic reasons. Presently, 80% of China’s oil from the Middle East and Africa passes through the Straits of Malacca. China has long recognized that in a potential conflict with other rivals, particular...
Thailand’s Kra Canal: Is Vietnam angling in? – Analysis – [04/09/15] “Vietnam’s decision to build a deep-water seaport off its southern-most province of Ca Mau may signal the eventual building of Thailand’s Kra Canal as a new regional shipping lane.” Dusting off ‘The Kra Isthmus Project’ worth trillion baht, 338 years of dream-what must we offer? –...
How a Thai Canal could transform Southeast Asia “An idea to build a canal through southern Thailand could have broad geopolitical ramifications.”
The Kra Canal and Southeast Asian relations “This paper is a conceptual study that attempts to analyse the possible effects of the development of the Kra Isthmus Canal on ASEAN relations.”
He sent an engineer south to investigate the possibility of excavating a vast waterway through the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, known as the Kra Isthmus, with the hope of opening a direct trade route between Siam and Burma – imagine a Suez of Southeast Asia, if you will.
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Abstract. This article uses primarily British colonial documents and Singapore sources to examine the history of proposals for the construction of a shipping canal through Thailand's Kra Isthmus from the 1850s.
May 21, 2015 · 1. What is the Kra Canal? The Kra Canal would cut through Thailand's Kra Isthmus, the narrowest neck of South Thailand, connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea. Approximately...
Kra, Isthmus of. views 1,935,961 updated. Isthmus of Kra (krä), narrow neck of the Malay Peninsula, c.40 mi (60 km) wide, SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand. It has long been the proposed site of a ship canal that would bypass the congested Straits of Malacca.
