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    Exceptional opportunity in Bangkok!

    Or is it?

    Although I would never want to live in Bangkok, this doesn't seem to be bad:

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    If the information given are correct, it's just above the future station of the high speed rail from Singapore to China, so a good place for business people to rent a flat? Plus, in front of the park, plus connected to the local MTR? Of all the properties I have seen in Bangkok, this seems to have one of the best locations, although at HK$3,900/sq. ft. it doesn't look cheap.

    Thoughts, anybody?


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    More here - Kunming–Singapore Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The routing is not as easy as you'd think it should be.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    More here - Kunming–Singapore Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    The routing is not as easy as you'd think it should be.
    Well, it does seem to be going ahead. Probably China has enough money to convince the lazy Thai politicians:

    On July 30, 2014, Thai army chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha, whose forces seized control of the government through a bloodless coup in May, announced plans to build two high-speed rail lines as part of a 741.4 billion baht transportation program.[2] The Nong Khai to Map Ta Phut line, 737 kilometres (458 mi) in length, would run from the Laotian border near Vientane to the Gulf of Thailand.[2] The Chiang Khong to Ban Phachi line, 655 kilometres (407 mi) in length, would run from Chiang Rai near the northern tip of Thailand to Ayutthaya just north of Bangkok.[2] The two lines would allow trains to travel at a top speed of 160 km/h.[2] Construction is scheduled to begin in 2015 and will be completed in 2021.[2]

    In November 2014, after a meeting between Li Keqiang and Prayut Chan-o-cha, China agreed to lend Thailand funds to build dual-track standard gauge midspeed railways on the Bankok-Nong Khai, Bangkok-Map Ta Phut, and Kaeng Khoi-Map Ta Phut routes.[33] The loans could be repaid with rice and rubber.[33] On December 4, 2014, the Thai National Legislative Assembly voted 187-0 with seven abstensions to approve loans for the Nong Khai-Map Ta Phut and Kaeng Khoi-Bangkok lines.[34] China would undertake construction and development of the lines but would not receive land use rights along the along the routes.[34] On December 19, 2014, the two countries signed a memorandum to build the railways.[35]

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    Looking at the price of other (second-hand) properties in Sukhumvit road, it seems that this is twice or three times more expensive (per square meter)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Liked:
    Looking at the price of other (second-hand) properties in Sukhumvit road, it seems that this is twice or three times more expensive (per square meter)
    Thong Lor and nearby if you want to buy sthg decent in BKK.