There is something both emblematic and delightful about the report that the Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama, Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, in Thailand as part of a Southeast Asian tour to promote her country’s “connectivity” with the Belt and Road Initiative, urged Thailand to proceed with the construction of the great Kra Canal project. “I think it is very powerful in every way for connectivity in the future. It’s a huge potential for growth for Thailand,” she stated.READ MORE