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Thailand, Malaysia Mull New High-Speed Rail Link

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Thailand, Malaysia Mull New High-Speed Rail Link

Both sides focus on advancing prosperity amid lingering border woes.

Thailand, Malaysia Mull New High-Speed Rail Link
Credit: Flickr/Shenil Leong

Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to begin preliminary studies on a high-speed rail (HSR) link between the two countries following consultations between both leaders.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his visiting Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak revealed at the 6th Malaysia-Thailand Annual Consultation in Bangkok that they had agreed for agencies in both countries to begin a preliminary exploration of a possible link.

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