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Isthmus of Kra

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Isthmus of Kra , 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. Author not available, KRA, ISTHMUS OF. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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, mountain range, extending c.250 mi (400 km) along the Thailand-Myanamar border from the Dawna Range SE to the Isthmus of Kra. The western slopes of the range, which receive the heavy rains of the monsoon, have a dense covering of tropical rain forest. Read more

Malay Peninsula
...west and the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea on the east. It stretches south for c.700 mi (1,100 km) from the Isthmus of Kra, where it is narrowest, to Singapore. The northern part of the peninsula forms a part of Thailand; the southern part... Read more

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	Govt urged to officially endorse Kra Isthmus canal project, NATION ; ...international waterway across the Kra Isthmus in southern Thailand which would...revive the on-again-off-again Kra Canal project and make it a...on the national agenda. ''The Kra Canal project offers a unique...address of the seminar on the Kra Canal project and its significance... Read more
	GIF to fund Kra Isthmus canal study, NATION ; ...provide financial support for the study of a Kra Isthmus canal to connect the Pacific and Indian...help put a financial package together. The Kra canal project is the first infrastructure...backing of the business community. The Kra canal project was first mooted about 40... Read more
	New life for Kra Isthmus project, NATION ; ...Yongchaiyudh said yesterday that he will seek to revive the Kra Isthmus canal project, a plan to build a shipping canal crossing...jobs to spur domestic consumption, Chavalit said. "The Kra Isthmus project has been on the drawing board for a long time... Read more
	Idea of Digging Kra Isthmus Canal in Thailand Revived ; Officials and businessmen in Ranong, south Thailand, have revived the proposal to dig a canal at Kra Isthmus between the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Shipping through a canal between the two waters can save time and costs, promote... Read more
	Economists agree over Kra Canal, NATION ; ...Nation (Thailand) 07-07-1998 KRA Isthmus Canal, a man-made canal for...to launch the controversial Kra Canal project. US dollars have...need to find new projects like Kra Canal. Technology is now available...Forty years in the making, Kra Canal has been subject to two... Read more
	Science Ministry ready to back Kra Canal plan, NATION ; ...the government to support the proposed Kra Canal project if a preliminary study to...cut an international canal across the Kra Isthmus in southern Thailand. ''The Science Ministry...Supporters say the proposed 100-kilometre Kra Canal would take away much of the two...the House committee's sub- ... Read more
	Cabinet okays plan for study of Kra Canal, NATION ; 00-00-0000 A Cabinet screening committee yesterday approved a framework for conducting a feasibility study of the Kra isthmus canal project. But the committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Pitak Intrawityanunt, admitted that the government... Read more
	REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Opposing sides dig in for battle over Kra Canal, NATION ; ...Will the 350-year dream of cutting the Kra Isthmus become a reality in the near future...attempt to tamper with the Isthmus of Kra.But of late, supporters are on the...last week's seminar on the future of Kra Canal was held at the Government House... Read more
	Chula report backs non-feasibility of Kra Canal project, NATION ; ...Nation (Thailand) 01-20-1999 THE proposed Kra Canal project to create an international passageway across the Kra Isthmus in southern Thailand would cause serious...proponents that a mega-project like the Kra Canal project could bring new dynamism...recession-bound economy. A committee for the ... Read more
	Thailand take steps to turn Kra Canal project into reality ; ...Thailand take steps to turn Kra Canal project into reality...in motion plans to make its `Kra Canal' project a reality. Originally planned across the Isthmus of Kra, the proposed canal is now...executive secretary general of Kra Canal Initiative which is one...originally proposed across the ... Read more

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