Thailand Agrees To Tunnel Link

KANGAR, March 14 (Bernama) -- Thailand is agreeable to a proposal to build a tunnel linking its Satun province to Perlis, Satun Governor Sumeth C. Vatnikul said here on Sunday.

The proposed project was awaiting the green light from the Malaysian government, he told reporters after an unofficial meeting with the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) Entrepreneurs Club, here.

Sumeth and Perlis Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu discussed the proposal six months ago and agreed to raise it with their respective cabinets.

The tunnel, estimated to be four kilometres long, would go through the Bintang mountain range in Malaysia (1.5 km) and the Sangkakiri mountain range in Thailand (2.5 km).

NCER Entrepreneurs Club chairman Dr Ammar Hassan said the project would transform the physical and economic landscapes of the surrounding areas, and the entrepreneurs and traders in Perlis would stand to benefit.

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