Thailand boosts infrastructure investment in Mekong region: PM

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BANGKOK, Oct 5 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday that Thailand is investing in mega-projects to develop infrastructure and improve water management to make itself ready to become a connecting nation and a hub of food distribution among countries in the Mekong subregion.

The Thai premier spoke at a keynote speech at the Thailand investment conference on "Opportunities and Challenges of Thailand in the Evolution and Development of Greater Mekong Region" in the Thai capital this morning.

Ms Yingluck said the GMS countries have continued their economic development over the past two decades. At their last meeting, held in Myanmar, the premier said member countries agreed to cooperate to strengthen regional economic growth in the next four years.

The GMS comprises Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China’s Yunnan province.

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Ms Yingluck said other transport projects being invested include high speed railways linking Thailand and Laos, Thailand and China, as well as an agreement with Myanmar to develop the Dawei deepwater seaport to boost investment between the two neighbouring countries.

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