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Somkid: Japan still on board rail plans
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/02/2018
» The government has insisted the Thailand-Japan partnership for joint investment in the Shinkansen-like high-speed railway from Bangkok to Chiang Mai remains intact, despite recent reports that Japan was solely interested in offering loans for the project.
High-speed rail line loses va-va-voom
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 27/12/2017
» The 670km Thai-Japanese high-speed train project stretching from Bangkok to Chiang Mai is to have its maximum speed lowered to reduce the overall cost of the project.
Northern investment projects sped up
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/12/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered related agencies yesterday to rev up prioritising infrastructure investment projects in northern Thailand, covering not only air but also land infrastructure, water management, tourism promotion, and value addition to farm products.
Bangkok-Chiang Mai train to wait on Japanese input
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/12/2017
» The government expects the 420-billion-baht Bangkok-Chiang Mai bullet train to take a year to begin construction as Japan, which is keen to invest in the project, is likely to demand close engagement in every step of the process.
Somkid says 2018 marks turning point
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/11/2017
» Next year will be Thailand's turning point, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, as much-touted infrastructure projects, international broadband development and investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) are scheduled to get started.
EEC projects worth B745bn eyed for 2018
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/11/2017
» Big-ticket infrastructure projects worth 745 billion baht are scheduled to get started next year in the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Somkid urges speed-up of key projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/11/2017
» Three priority infrastructure projects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) must get started this year for the sake of accelerating investment in the new industrial zone, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Shepherding the evolving NESDB
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/07/2017
» Porametee Vimolsiri, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), is equal parts enthusiastic and nervous after the prestigious government planning unit was directed to transform itself into a real think-tank, shaping the country's long-term vision and mission.
Cabinet greenlights high-speed rail project
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/07/2017
» The cabinet has approved the first phase of the 253km Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed rail project, to be invested entirely by the Thai government at a cost of 179.4 billion baht.
Myanmar mulls B4.5bn loan
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 01/07/2017
» Myanmar's cabinet is expected to make a decision in three months on whether it will seek a 4.5-billion-baht soft loan from Thailand to build a 138km road from the Thai border to the Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone in Myanmar's southern Tanintharyi region.