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Northern double-track railway to Mekong to open 2023
Construction of the 323km double-track railway from Den Chai in Phrae to Chiang Khong on the Mekong River border will be accelerated so it can enter service two years earlier, the transport minister announced on Thursday (August 9). Keep reading ...
Theerawat Khamthita
B85bn double-track line gets go-ahead
The cabinet has given the green light to the 323km double-track rail route from Den Chai to Chiang Khong in the North. The 85-billion-baht project was tabled before the cabinet in March, but it didn’t get the go-ahead until Tuesday (July 31). The construction will ...
Mekong River seaweed fest in Chiang Rai
Various agencies of the northernmost province of Chiang Rai have co-organized an activity to promote a northern delicacy at the Pracharat must-visit market in Chiang Khong district. The event featured the making of the world’s longest dried weed from the Mekong River. Locally it’s called Kai ...
Vipaporn Pooritanasarn
Academics raises "Chiang Khong" Special Economic Zone is still unclear. The community has asked who gain benefits.
The 7 sub-districts in Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai province are 1 of 5 areas designated as the special economic zone Phase 2, which has progressively been developed to improve public utility system. While, academics view the project is still unclear.Keep reading ...
"Chiang Khong Special Economic Zone" because the government does not understand or just want cheap labor.
Large trucks run through Chiang Khong city of Chiang Rai province toward the 4th Thailand-Lao PDR Friendship Bridge, which is across from Chiang Khong district to the city of Huai Sai in Lao PDR. Huai Sai city is 10 Km away from Chiang Khong city ...
