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Somkid to sign rail deal with Japan
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 01/06/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak will next week sign a rail development agreement with Japan, stepping up cooperation in eight megaprojects, including the Bangkok-Chiang Mai high-speed railway line.
Govt mulls B4.5bn loan for Myanmar
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/02/2017
» Thailand is considering granting a 4.5-billion-baht loan to Myanmar to fund an infrastructure development project including the planned construction of a 132-km long road to stretch from the Thai-Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi to the Dawei special economic zone in the neighbouring country.
Infrastructure projects wait on EIA results
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 05/11/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha admitted yesterday several infrastructure projects were being delayed due to mandatory environmental impact assessments (EIA) while assuring that the Thai-Chinese rail development will proceed.
AoT commits to expanding Suvarnabhumi
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 27/08/2016
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) has signed three contracts worth 14.9 billion baht to expand Suvarnabhumi airport as the government gears up efforts to turn Thailand into the region's aviation hub.
Asphalt crisis causes state project delays
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/06/2016
» A shortage of crushed stone-mixed asphalt for road construction has delayed several state-owned projects, resulting in some contractors possibly being fined.
Megaprojects 'will go ahead'
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/03/2016
» Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has assured investors the ministry's 20 infrastructure projects will go ahead as planned following the military regime's latest order to allow state authorities to "fast-track" mandatory environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for state projects.
20 contract signings in pipeline
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/02/2016
» Contracts for 20 megaprojects in the Transport Ministry's infrastructure development plan are likely to be signed before the current fiscal year ends, a senior transport official says.
Somkid shelves rail project with China
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/12/2015
» The signing of a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between Thailand and China on a new railway development project planned for tomorrow has been shelved after China failed to honour an associated agreement on rubber that was in the same package.
Arkhom to kick-start 17 megaprojects
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 27/08/2015
» Newly-appointed Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has vowed to kick-start the construction of 17 megaprojects valued at 1.6 trillion baht before the end of next year as part of a plan to stimulate the economy.
Traffic paralysis beckons for city
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 12/01/2015
» The year 2015 will be another traffic crisis year for Bangkokians as the government gears up to start work on transport megaprojects in the capital.