Photo shows how a submarine cable is laid, with a mother ship to pay out the actual cable, and crews in smaller boats ensuring a smooth operation. The move follows the recent visit of Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak to China where he discussed a plan to make a digital link between Bangkok and Beijing. His ministry intends to build a new submarine cable by linking it with AAE-1 (Asia-Africa-Europe-1), an undersea cable that connects France, the Middle East and Asian regions, including Southeast Asia. "This will give us the shortest internet path to Hong Kong," Mr Pichet said. Hong Kong came to the government's attention after Mr Somkid's visit there between April 26 and 29.

Source: Bangkok Post April 30, 2017 22:07 UTC