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Thai-Chinese train contract awaits PM nod
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/09/2024
» Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote is seeking approval from Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of the State Railway of Thailand’s (SRT) intent to sign one of the last two construction contracts in the first phase of the long-delayed Thai-Chinese high-speed train project.
BMA to offer Muay Thai as an elective in schools
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/06/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is introducing Muay Thai as an elective course in 437 schools it runs to preserve the culture and teach young people about discipline, says city council president Surajit Pongsingwitthaya.
Final high-speed rail contracts to be signed soon
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/04/2024
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) expects the last two construction contracts for the first phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway to be signed soon, according to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote.
Latest link 'won't touch' Ayutthaya
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/02/2024
» A new high-speed rail development plan will not impact the world heritage site in Ayutthaya, according to the Transport Ministry.
Work on rail tracks to Laos to end in '28
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/12/2023
» The Nong Khai-Vientiane section of the Thai-China high-speed rail (HSR) project is expected to be completed in 2028, according to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote yesterday.
Govt rejigs plans for Songkran
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/12/2023
» The National Soft Power Development Committee has clarified its idea of staging the Songkran festival for the whole month of April, saying the water-splashing festivities will still be held on April 13-15 as per tradition, while other cultural events will be organised nationwide during the entire month.
Bangkok's creative city tag to spur the economy
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/12/2019
» What pictures come to mind when you think about the design of buildings and landscape in Bangkok? Are they images of pavements dotted with potholes and rows of amputated trees with spaghetti-knot power lines or does Bangkok's landscape display a hodgepodge of traditional and contemporary design with historical temples nestled among high-rises, and majestic royal palaces coexisting with modern-day architecture?
Activist network slams Chao Phraya promenade project
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/12/2019
» Activists from 35 groups have voiced their strong opposition to the planned Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade project that City Hall claims no-one any longer objects to.
Songkhla town closes in on World Heritage status
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/10/2018
» Songkhla has become known as the major economic hub in the deep South.
New bridge rapped as 'a waste of money'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/07/2017
» City Hall's controversial 1.7-billion-baht pedestrian bridge proposal linking Tha Phra Chan and Wang Lang was an old trick to waste taxpayers' money, a former senior City Hall official says.