The idea to cut a canal across the Isthmus of Kra was shot down almost as quickly as it re-emerged. Within days of reports spreading last month that former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh had ...

Satellite Imagery of Kra Isthmus in Thailand (Image: Getty) Almost 40 percentof the world’s maritime trade passes through this route, which has resulted in it being at maximum capacity.

Known for its strategic Southeast Asian location, Thailand has plans to build a mega canal, aiming to connect the Andaman Sea ...

The Kra Isthmus is, in fact, located on the Malay Peninsula in Thailand, just 44 km wide at its narrowest point, bordered by the Andaman Sea to its west and the Gulf of Thailand to its east.

BEIJING -- The Kra Isthmus is rapidly becoming a focus of international interest as rumors swirl over plans to build a canal or a railroad across a strip of land less than 100km wide between the ...

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The revival of the idea of building the Kra Canal through Thailand to enable shipping to bypass the narrow Straits of Malacca has been in the news recently. The plan would be to build a 750 mile ...

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Port operators in Malaysia need to look at Thailand's plan, to develop a land bridge in the isthmus of Kra from a positive angle, to remain competitive. Transport ...

It is reported that Thailand may be reconsidering a proposal to build a canal across the isthmus of Kra to link the western Indian Ocean with the South China Sea. According to German News Agency ...