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Govt to speed up mass transit schemes in big cities
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/06/2017
» The government plans to speed up the construction of mass-transit rail projects in major provincial cities to ease worsening traffic congestion and boost economic growth.
Thai experts get on board Thai-Sino rail
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/06/2017
» The 179-billion-baht Thai-Sino high-speed rail project, the construction contract for which had been granted to China, will now be open to input from Thai engineers, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam says.
S44 boost sought for Thai-Sino rail
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/06/2017
» The Transport Ministry will ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Tuesday to invoke his special power under Section 44 of the interim charter to clear obstacles in the ambitious Thai-Sino rail system.
S44 fast-track mulled for Thai-Sino rail
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/06/2017
» The government is considering invoking Section 44 of the interim charter to tackle stumbling blocks for the long-delayed Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project linking Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima to enable construction to start this year.
New bill on foreign quota for aviation
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/02/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a new bill on civil aviation that authorises the Civil Aviation Board (CAB) to decide the proportion of foreign ownership in Thailand's aviation business.
B4.5bn Dawei development loan okayed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/02/2017
» Plans for the Dawei special economic zone have inched ahead after the Myanmar government agreed to borrow 4.5 billion baht from Thailand to finance the construction of a 132-kilometre road from Dawei's proposed deep-sea port to Ban Phu Nam Ron in Kanchanaburi.
ITD seeks update on Dawei plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2017
» SET-listed Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) says it is ready to restart construction of the long-delayed Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone over the next few months if the Thai and Myanmar governments approve continuation of the megaproject at a joint meeting on Feb 10.
Infrastructure plan approved by cabinet
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/12/2016
» The cabinet yesterday approved the action plan of the Transport Ministry covering 36 infrastructure projects worth 896 billion baht.
Officials committed to Dawei
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/09/2016
» Thai officials and their Myanmar counterparts remain committed to the long-awaited Dawei megaproject, with the Myanmar-Thailand Joint High-Level Committee (JHC) and the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) to be set up soon to foster development.
SEZs lure 39 projects worth B7bn
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 28/07/2016
» Investment is starting to flow into the government's planned special economic zones (SEZs) with 39 projects worth 7.2 billion baht applying for promotional privileges from the Board of Investment (BoI).