Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 08:56:17 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Denis Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 101500 Trans Asia Expected to Start in Year 2002 101500 Trans Asia Expected to Start in Year 2002 BANGKOK (Oct. 15) XINHUA - Trans Asia linking railroads of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Kunming in southern China -- would be completed within year 2002, the Thai News Agency (TNA reported Monday. Chief of the State Railway of Thailand Saravuth Thammasir was quoted as saying that the state-owned company had been approved to help its Cambodian counterpart study a feasibility of repairing 48- kilometer Poipet-Sisophon railway which was a part of a 5,500- kilometer main route of the region rail link. Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore are already linked by rail. Laos has a plan to build a railway connecting China's southern province, Loas's Vientiane through Thailand's northeastern province of Nong Khai. It is expected that the Kunming-Singapore rail link will boost trade and tourism among ten members of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), plus southern Chinese provinces. ASEAN transport minister, met in Brunei recently, approved a feasibility of the 5,500-kilometer links. Branches of the main route, will connect through Vietnam's central province, Bangkok and Burmese capital Rangoon. Main route of Trans Asia will run through Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Kunming. The Trans Asia project will cost about 2.5 billion U.S. dollars. Asian Development Bank is the major capital provider of the project. Copyright XINHUA NEWS AGENCY Copyright 2000 == -- Denis Johnson Minneapolis, MN, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] --News articles are passed on from the original sources, unedited except for formatting, and do not necessarily reflect my personal opinions.-- _______________________ At 12:33 AM 10/17/00 +0700, you wrote: >Well, it looks like the old Wa and Thai border area is cooking up to >something. Was on my way down to Chiangrai last week and noticed some >brand new personell track carriers on big trucks moving north. With gun >turrets. Then the next trucks had small short barreled tanks, like what >could make it up a goat track here. Several. Well I was suspicious and >then tonight confirmed it, found them parked out by Haen Taek at a tiny >army base there, ready to do a little back side border patrol it looks >like. Haentaek is the last town before the border with the Wa. > >A pre Cobra Gold stomp about here in a few weeks for the US staff >advance people. > >Then Cobra Gold in Feb? > >Yeah, the yanks want into this one big time. Not building the monster >road for nothing. > >Matthew > >-- > > >http://www.akha.com > >http://www.akha.org > >Donations by check or money order may be sent to: > >The Akha Heritage Foundation >PO BOX 6073 >Salem OR 97304 USA > >By Visa Card Secure Site: >https://www.givetocharity.com/cgi-bin/give.pl?CODE=10956 > > > > > > === SheWhoRemembers Freedom Justice Peace http://geocities.com/sheremembers Audio Feed forThought: http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/swr/ftr.ram Join List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~> <FONT COLOR="#000099">eGroups eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! </FONT><A HREF="http://click.egroups.com/1/9698/16/_/475667/_/971863234/"><B>Click Here!</B></A> ---------------------------------------------------------------------_->
