The track between Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo and Poi Pet town in Cambodia is already connected. The rail line was scheduled to be connected by the end of 2016 and officials repeatedly said the official launching ceremony would be early this year. Only one kilometre of track remains unfinished because compensation issues with people living along the rail line in Poipet have not been solved,” Simsorya said. Economic experts have said that linkage of the two countries by rail will contribute to boosting two-way trade volume by facilitating travel and the transport of goods. “Foreign investors like the Japanese and [South] Koreans may come to Poipet because Cambodia has cheaper labour than Thailand.”

Source: Bangkok Post January 18, 2017 12:40 UTC