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Saturday 31 January 2015

Thai-Japan railway to link Burma & Cambodia ផ្លូវ​រថភ្លើង​ល្បឿន​លឿន​​​ថៃ-ជប៉ុន​​ ​នឹង​​ភ្ជាប់​​​ពី​​ប្រទេស​មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា​​មក​កម្ពុជា​​


​គម្រោង​​ផ្លូវ​រថភ្លើង​ល្បឿន​លឿន​ថៃ-ជប៉ុន​​ ​នឹង​​ភ្ជាប់​​​ពី​​ប្រទេស​មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា​​មក​​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា​​ប្រភព៖​ បាងកក​ប៉ុស្ដិ៍​

យោង​តាម​ការ​ចុះ​ផ្សាយ​របស់​​​ Bangkok Post ​​​​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៨​ ខែ​មករា​ ម្សិលមិញ​​ បាន​ឱ្យ​ដឹង​ថា​ ​​ប្រទេស​ថៃ​ និង​ជប៉ុន​បាន​ព្រមព្រៀង​គ្នា​ជា​គោលការណ៍​​​លើ​គម្រោង​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​រួម​គ្នា​​​នៃ​ការ​ស្ថាបនា​ផ្លូវ​រថភ្លើង​ស្តង់ដារ​​ទំហំ​ ១,៤៣៥​ម៉ែត្រ​​ដែល​ភ្ជាប់​ពី​​ខេត្ត​​​កាន់ចាណាបុរី​ (Kanchanaburi) ​មក​ប្រទេស​​កម្ពុជា។

​ឧប​​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​​​ថៃ​លោក​ Pridiyathorn Devakula ​បាន​ថ្លែង​​បន្ទាប់​ពី​​ជំនួប​ប្រជុំ​ជា​មួយ​លោក​ Hiroto Izumi ​​ទីប្រឹក្សា​ពិសេស​​របស់​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ជប៉ុន​ Shinzo Abe កាល​ពី​​ថ្ងៃ​ម្សិលមិញ​​​​ថា​ ​​​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ក្រុង​តូក្យូ​​​មាន​ឆន្ទៈ​វិនិយោគ​​លើ​ផ្លូវ​រថភ្លើង​ដើម្បី​តភ្ជាប់​គម្រោង​​ផ្លូវ​រថភ្លើង​ Dawei នៅ​ប្រទេស​មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា​ភ្ជាប់​​មក​ប្រទេស​​កម្ពុជា​​តាម​​​ ​Phu Nam Ron ​នៃ​​​ខែត្រ​ Kanchanaburi ​​(ព្រំដែន​ថៃ​-មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា) កាត់​បាងកក​ ​កាត់ ​​Chachoengsao ​និង​​​​​កាត់​ស្រុក​ Aranyaprathet ​នៃ​ខែត្រ​ស្រះកែវ​។ ​នេះ​បើ​យោង​តាម​​ការ​ចុះ​ផ្សាយ​របស់​ប្រភព​ដដែល។

​​​​រហូត​មក​ដល់​ពេល​​នេះ​ ​ក្រុម​គណៈកម្មការ​ទទួល​បន្ទុក​កិច្ចការ​​​នេះ​ ​ដែល​មាន​សមាសភាព​ថៃ​ និង​ជប៉ុន​ ​មិន​ទាន់​​បាន​បង្កើត​ឡើង​នៅ​ឡើយ​ទេ។ ​​ដោយ​ឡែក​ ​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ថៃ​លោក​ Prayut Chan-o-cha ​​មាន​គម្រោង​ចុះ​អនុសារណៈ​យោគយល់​គ្នា​​​លើ​​ការ​ស្ថាបនា​គម្រោង​ផ្លូវ​រថភ្លើង​រួម​គ្នា​​​នេះ​ ​​​​​​ក្នុង​ពេល​ដែល​លោក​​​ទៅ​បំពេញ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​​​នៅ​ប្រទេស​ជប៉ុន​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​​៨-៩​កុម្ភៈ។

​​សូម​បញ្ជាក់​ថា​ ​​គម្រោង​សាងសង់​ផ្លូវ​រថភ្លើង​នេះ​ ​គឺ​ជា​ប្រភេទ​​ផ្លូវ​រថភ្លើង​ល្បឿន​លឿន​​ ​នៅ​ប្រទេស​ថៃ គឺ​​​មាន​ល្បឿន​ជាង​ ២០០​គីឡូម៉ែត្រ​ក្នុង​មួយ​ម៉ោង៕​​​​​​​​​
Thai-Japan railway through Kanchanaburi tried once before in 1940s but this time to feature Japanese high-speed rail & go all the way to Cambodia. 
TRANSPORTATION

Tokyo to help with east-west rail link

Prayut will forge deal during February trip 
28/01/2015 
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Japan will build an 874-kilometre railway linkingCambodia and Myanmar through Kanchanaburi, a cross-Southeast Asia line tried but never completed, with Prime Minister Prayut to witness a contractsigning in Tokyo in two weeks.
Thailand and Japan have agreed in principle on jointdevelopment of a 1.435-metre standard-gauge rail networklinking a border village in Kanchanaburi with Cambodia. 


Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said Tuesday after meeting with Hiroto Izumi, a special adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, that Tokyo was willing to invest in the routeto connect the Dawei project in Myanmar to Cambodia via Ban Phu Nam Ron in Kanchanaburi, Bangkok, Chachoengsao and Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet district



The route offers another link between eastern and western Thailand.  



A working committee [working group] of Thais and Japanese will be set up later to work out details such as routescale and type of investment



Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the rail projectduring his Feb 8-9 visit to Japan.


The Thailand–Burma Railway was a 415 kilometrerailway that connected Burma and Thailand built by Japan in 1943 (Source: Wikipedia)
A railway from Thailand to Myanmar through Kanchanaburi has only been tried once before, but the project was halted in August, 1945. 


Phu Nam Ron is best known these days as a border-crossing town for tourists and visa-runners from Thailand, seeking to visit Myanmar for a short time.

"The route will run at a speed higher than the Nong Khai-Bangkok-Map Ta Phut line [which will run at 160-180 km/h], as Japan wants to develop a genuine high-speed train with a speed of more than 200 km/h," MR Pridiyathorn said.   


Transport Minister Prajin Juntong recently said after a meeting on the Sino-Thai rail development project that Thai and Chinese officials were on the same page regarding construction of the 873-km Nong Khai-Map Ta Phut-Bangkok-Kaeng Khoi route



Thailand and China agreed the rail route would be 1.435-metre standard gauge divided into four sections: Bangkok-Kaeng Khoi (133 km), Kaeng Khoi-Map Ta Phut (247 km), Kaeng Khoi-Nakhon Ratchasima (139 km) and Nakhon Ratchasima-Nong Khai (355 km). 



The Bangkok-Kaeng Khoi and Kaeng Khoi-Map Ta Phut sections will be built under one contract. Construction of those sections is set to begin in September. 



The Kaeng Khoi-Nakhon Ratchasima and Nakhon Ratchasima-Nong Khai sections will be constructed under anothercontract, to begin late this year or early next. 



MR Pridiyathorn said Japan was being urged to invest in the Dawei project, a long-awaited joint developmentbetween Thailand and Myanmar. 



"Japan was invited to become the third partner in Dawei because Dawei is a very large-scale project," he said. 



"Dawei's development will see quick progress if Japan agrees to join the development." 



Japan is also invited to act as an observer at a joint meeting of Thai officials and their Myanmar counterparts this week. 



The two countries are scheduled to sign an agreement on the first phase of Dawei development



MR Pridiyathorn said the official meeting of the Dawei policy panel would take place tomorrow or Friday and endorse the development projects of Italian-Thai Development Co (ITD) and Rojana Industrial Park Plc. 



ITD and Rojana have proposed developing 27 sq km of industrial estates and constructing a two-lane road from the Thai border to Dawei as well as building a port and a power plant. 



Dawei, a Myanmar city 350 kilometres west of Bangkok, will feature a number of megaproject investments and a special economic zone (SEZ). 



Last October, the Thai and Myanmar governments agreed to revitalise the project by letting Thai firms play a biggerrole in the much-delayed SEZ after Gen Prayut paid an official visit to the country. 



Arkhom Termpitayapaisith, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), previously said the initial phase would take two or three years to complete. 



Thailand and Myanmar see completion of projects in the initial phase as a confidence builder for foreign investors. 



A motorway connecting Dawei with Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri province is also under consideration.


When Gen Prayut met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Myanmar last November, he called on his Thai counterpartto restore a civilian-led government - but the political difference did not prevent railway contracts and other economic talks. (Photo courtesy of Government House)
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/460975/tokyo-to-help-with-east-west-rail-link

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