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Dawai port project set to start
(The Nation)
September 20, 2010
By Supanee Na Songkhla
The Nation
Thailand continues to get more serious about the Dawei deep-sea port project as the Strait of Malacca - which it uses for import and export of goods - has a growing problem with shipping traffic jams. If completed, the project would reduce logistical and labour costs for the Kingdom as well as create job opportunities for Burma.
The project was mooted 10 years ago with a study by the Thai government of possible alternative routes to the Strait. And in May 2008, Thailand and Burma signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch it, with Italian-Thai Development as a potential site operator ...... Read more on The Nation
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