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Thailand will gift Cambodia with 140 km of rail for stronger link
Cambodia Daily
July 24, 2020 (Cambodia)
Cambodia will soon welcome another 140km of northern railway to connect to the Thai border to better facilitate the transportation of goods between the two countries.
Cambodia and Thailand officially launched rail reconnection link in late 2018.
Vasim Sorya, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, told The Post on Wednesday that Thailand promised to provide the new rail after the launch that year.
Source
https://english.cambodiadaily.com/business/thailand-will-gift-cambodia-with-140-km-of-rail-for-stronger-link-167114/
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