PM orders fresh review of Land Bridge as rights and environmental concerns mount, Senate delays debate - Thai Enquirer Current Affairs
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered a new review of the Land Bridge project, as rights and environmental concerns intensify.
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The project—valued at more than 1 trillion baht—aims to link ports in Chumphon and Ranong via rail, road and energy infrastructure, creating an alternative shipping route between the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea that could bypass
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The project—valued at more than 1 trillion baht—aims to link ports in Chumphon and Ranong via rail, road and energy infrastructure, creating an alternative shipping route between the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea that could bypass key maritime chokepoints.
Under Prime Minister’s Office Order, a high-level committee has been established to reassess the project’s feasibility and impacts across economic, environmental and security dimensions, while factoring in global geopolitical uncertainty affecting shipping routes.