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A B1tn bridge to success
Published on 25/02/2024
» The government has vowed to go ahead with the 1-trillion-baht Land Bridge megaproject after the House of Representatives endorsed a feasibility study on the project last week.
Land bridge megaproject still on the burner
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/09/2023
» Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has denied putting the brakes on the southern land bridge megaproject worth an estimated 1 trillion baht, though he says a thorough study is required before it can go ahead.
A walk on the crowded side in Phuket old town
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/04/2023
» Phuket's tourist magnetism has extended from its beaches inland to its walking street that is now bursting at the seams.
Marina drive for Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/11/2022
» The arrival of the Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship off Phuket's Patong beach late last month was a welcome sight for the resort province that is still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic.
When old trains are new again
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/09/2022
» Seventeen second-hand passenger train carriages from Japan are set for a new lease of life having now been refurbished ahead of being put into service for short tourism routes from next month, says the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
Laos-China rail a boon for Thais
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/09/2022
» VIENTIANE:The Laos-China high-speed railway is expected to fulfil Laos' ambition of becoming a major regional land link offering greater connectivity and better access to trade opportunities.
Historic Hua Lamphong station to take on new life under SRT development plans
News, Published on 28/11/2021
» The sound of a station bell faded while a train was about to leave its platform at Bangkok's Hua Lamphong station. Soon the bell will not be used while the century-old train station will become history when it is closed down next month.
Blast sends stiff message
News, Published on 11/07/2021
» Thirty years after the deadly blast at a chemical storage venue at Klong Toey Port, the recent explosion at a plastic pellets factory is a wakeup call that Thailand's laws to regulate hazardous substances have not improved much from three decades ago, academics say.
Uni hospital bears brunt
News, Published on 09/05/2021
» Thammasat University Field Hospital, which opened in early 2020 when the first wave of coronavirus hit the country, is on 24-hour alert to receive further admissions as hospitals spill over during this far more deadly third round of infections.
Muscling in on male territory
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 08/02/2021
» Driving trailer trucks is one of the better-paid jobs which have survived the Covid-19 pandemic and more women have been getting behind the wheel.