Thailand's 'land bridge' ambitions face fresh roadblocks

Environmental and political concerns cloud plan to build new trade artery

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Thailand's new prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has yet to make notable mention of the planned land bridge project. © Reuters

KOSUKE INOUE, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- As Thailand inches forward on its decades-old vision for a logistics corridor connecting the Pacific and Indian oceans, local opposition and political instability threaten the plans.

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