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Rail progress tracks full steam ahead
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 02/12/2018
» Walking into a colossal, ultra-modern high-speed railway station in Shanghai can be an eye-opening experience, especially for Thais.
AoT claims new terminal is justified
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 05/10/2018
» Suvarnabhumi airport's 42-billion-baht (US$1.3-billion) new terminal is justified despite the recent controversy surrounding its cost and design, Airports of Thailand (AoT) officials said on Thursday.
Cranking up the train plan
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 29/07/2018
» Hopes of an electric train line being built in Chiang Mai have been revived in the wake of several let-downs that have left many city residents disillusioned.
No justice for miracle man
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/07/2018
» In late May, local news was flooded with stories about a man who miraculously survived after a 46-tonne cargo container toppled off an 18-wheeler truck and crushed his Toyota Fortuner, flattening the vehicle while he was still inside.
Striving for safer passage of goods
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/07/2018
» The European Union (EU) has commissioned Thailand to conduct training workshops for the transportation of dangerous goods in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), as part of a move to get the entire sub-region to adopt United Nations-based safety regulations for road-based logistics operations.
Welfare cards get MRT boost
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 09/07/2018
» State welfare card-holders will finally be able to access the MRT Blue and Purple Line networks from July 20 onwards, Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas has said.
Key airports' passengers to hit 200m, says Arkhom
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 12/06/2018
» Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao airports will have a collective capacity to handle up to 200 million passengers a year when each of their development plans are complete, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said Monday.
Talks hit wall over delay clause
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 02/06/2018
» Thai and Chinese authorities failed to reach a conclusion in the latest round of meetings yesterday on whether China can sue the Thai government if the latter fails to meet construction deadlines, thereby causing delays to the Thai-Sino high-speed train project.
Public bus transit services begin at U-Tapao
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 05/05/2018
» Rayong: The first public bus services travelling to and from U-Tapao International Airport were rolled out yesterday, with three new routes connecting passengers to neighbouring Chon Buri, Chanthaburi and Trat.
Rail service on track to crisis
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 29/04/2018
» 'The government can build all the new railways it wants, but the wheels on the trains will never turn if there are no drivers to operate them," warns Yai, a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) train driver on the verge of retirement.