For years it has been trying to construct a canal across southern Thailand, obviating the need to go via the Strait of Malacca. The Thai Canal, as it is known, would reduce energy costs by ...

The Strait of Malacca, a narrow but crucial stretch of water located ... possibly in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand, multiplying those channels exponentially. Additionally, these new partners may not ...

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has expressed interest in investing in Thailand's Land Bridge project, ...

Thailand says it is open to interest from all investors, including those dependent on Middle Eastern oil, which currently passes through the Straits of Malacca to reach China and East Asia ...

Thailand is pitching a multibillion-dollar project that will significantly cut shipping times between the Indian and Pacific oceans by bypassing the Malacca Strait – one of the world’s busiest sea ...

Given the long-established shipping facilities and operations in the Straits of Malacca, analysts also warned that the Thai land bridge initiative could end in failure if not carefully planned.

Under the Malacca Straits Sea Patrols (MSSP), participating countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand – conduct coordinated naval and air patrols while facilitating the sharing ...

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is now sailing in the Malacca Strait meanwhile, fixed-wing aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air ...

The Strait of Malacca is 80 km long, 65-to-150 km wide and 2.8 km at its narrowest point. From Malacca town, I could see the other side. Around 250 ships use it daily; it is congested with cargo ...