55030069 unlocking laos by thitiporn pholdee (tea)
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LAOS
OVERVIEW
Laos in Brief
High-Speed Railway Project
Its importance to ASEAN
The Possible Negative Effects
Laos in Brief
LAOS’ COLONIAL PAST
1949Free from
French
1975
BecameLao People’s Democratic
Republic
Revolutionary
LOCATION
Landlocked
country
Bridge
between
ASEAN and
China.
WHAT IS THIS PROJECT?
The coorperation
between Laos and
China
Worth 7-billion US dollar
Boten-Vientiane
high-speed rail link
CONNECTIVITY AIMS
Thailand
China
Vietnam
Enhance
economic growth
BENEFITS FOR LAOS
Open for foreign investors
Become more accessible
Bring new possibilities in
an international trade
Importance to ASEAN
PART OF THE REGIONAL RAIL LINK IN ASEAN
Kunming-Singapore
PART OF TRANS-ASIAN RAILWAY NETWORK
A web of 114,000
km. rail way
Link 28 countries
in Asia & Europe
The Possible Negative
Effects
NEGATIVE EFFECTS
Impacts…
- Communities
- Traditional lifestyle
- Environment
NEGATIVE EFFECTS
- Distress migration
- Increased illegal logging
- Accelerating depletion of
natural resources
CONCLUSION
• Part of the French empire
• A landlocked countryLaos in Brief
• To connect Laos with the entire ASEAN countries
High-Speed Railway Project
CONCLUSION
• Part of the Kunming-Singapore rail line
• Part of the Trans-Asian Railway Network
Importance for ASEAN
• Distress migration
• Increasing of illegal logging
• Accelerating depletion of natural resources
Possible Negative
Effects
