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Thailand: Hormuz Shock Rekindles Bangkok's Landbridge Ambition, but the Project Still Faces Long Odds

Apr 20, 2026 | 20:49 GMT

Thailand said it will accelerate a long-aspired landbridge project linking new ports on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand across its Isthmus of Kra in the south of the country, arguing that the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has underscored the value of controlling alternative transport routes, Bloomberg reported on April 20....

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