Bright side of having Kra canal

FOR more than 300 years, the Thai government has always wanted to cut a canal through the plains of Kra and now the Thais have even started an expensive study to further back their plans, “Thailand banking on the Kra Isthmus canal project” (The Star, Aug 18).  

Of course our country and Singapore are worried over this development. Because if it actually comes through, then ports like Penang, Port Klang, PTP and even great Singapore will be a distant memory as a port of call.