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	The proposal came after Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai met Thai Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith in Bangkok on Thursday.</div>
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	Both sides also announced joint plans on connection of rail and road transport between the two nations.</div>
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	Committees under both governments will be assigned to speed up drafting of two memoranda of understanding on cooperation for mass transit and goods transport by road.</div>
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	The cooperation will also cover the construction of two bridges that will link the border provinces of Narathiwat in Thailand and Kelantan in Malaysia.</div>
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	The bridges will link Sugnaikolok to Rantau Panjang and Tak Bai to Pengkalan Kubor, with construction set to begin next year.</div>
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	Both sides agreed the rail link should be built between the Hat Yai-Padang Besar route and Padang Besar-Ipoh route. &nbsp;</div>

Plans unveiled for Bangkok-KL high-speed rail project

Malaysia has proposed a joint project with Thailand that would link the planned high-speed rail line between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur with the planned high-speed line from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.