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Buried construction worker declared dead, search for body continues
News, Online Reporters, Published on 20/05/2025
» A construction worker who fell into a deep excavation hole on Lan Luang Road in Bangkok was declared dead on Tuesday, as the search continued for his body.
Frantic rescue: Worker plummets into deep excavation hole
News, Online Reporters, Published on 19/05/2025
» Rescuers were digging frantically to save a worker who fell into a 19-metre hole at the Orange Line railway construction site near soi Lan Luang 6 in Bangkok on Monday.
Value of promotion applications surges
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 01/05/2025
» The digital sector, and notably data centre development, continued to drive investment in Thailand, with applications for investment promotion skyrocketing 97% year-on-year to more than 431 billion baht in the first quarter of 2025, said the Board of Investment (BoI).
BOI okays B200bn of investments
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/03/2025
» The Board of Investment (BOI) has approved four mega-investment projects worth 200 billion baht in total, ranging from the development of the Orange Line electric rail system to new data centre businesses.
Govt to exhibit units for low-income Thais
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/01/2025
» Registration for a new housing project for low-income individuals and new graduates in the country will begin on Jan 20, according to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.
Flyover shut for Orange Line build
News, Published on 08/01/2025
» The flyover across Charan Sanitwong Road has been closed to make way for the construction of the Orange Line electric railway system. Motorists are advised to take alternative routes to avoid traffic congestion.
Three flyovers to be axed for Orange Line
Published on 27/11/2024
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has unveiled plans to dismantle three key flyovers in Bangkok to enable construction of the Orange Line electric railway, along with measures to minimise the impact on traffic.
Expropriation for Bangkok's new Orange Line to begin
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/08/2024
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is ready to expropriate land across seven communities in the Prachasongkhroh area of Bangkok's Din Daeng district to enable construction of the western route of the Orange Line electric railway system, it says.
Orange Line due to fully open in 2030
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/07/2024
» The MRT Orange Line electric railway system linking Bangkok's east and west is expected to be fully opened by November 2030, with the eastern section due to be opened as soon as 2028.
Govt pledges 100% electric public transport by end of decade
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/12/2023
» The Transport Ministry will make its entire fleet of public transport vehicles 100% electric, starting with the limousine service of the Airports of Thailand (AoT), said Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit on Sunday.