Thailand’s proposed $28 billion kra canal, also called the thai canal, represents one of southeast asia’s most ambitious infrastructure visions. The thai canal, also known as the kra canal, is a proposed mega maritime infrastructure project in southern thailand. The thai canal (also known as the kra canal) is a proposed canal that would cut across the malay peninsula in southern thailand.
Thailand is seeking investors for a $28 billion landbridge across the isthmus of kra which would allow shipping bypass the busy sea route of malacca straits, reviving the. คลองไทย), also known as the kra canal (คลองกระ) or the kra isthmus canal (คลองคอคอดกระ), is any of several proposals for a canal that would connect the gulf of thailand. The concept of the kra canal dates back to 1677 when thai king narai commissioned french engineer de lamar to survey the kra isthmus for a possible canal.
The proposed land bridge spanning thailand's isthmus of kra will end up as a white elephant due to its total irrelevance and unsuitability as an alternative to the centuries. Thailand's plan to build a 90km land bridge across its southern region, which could see shipping trade bypass malaysia and singapore, is on paper easier than the.