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Chayathan set to take over rail department
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 20/05/2019
» Chayathan Promsorn, deputy director of the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP), is likely to be named as chief of the new Rail Department, a source at the Transport Ministry said.
B100bn plan to boost links with 6 nations
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 11/05/2019
» The government is now on track to turn Thailand into a transport hub for six countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), following a 100-billion-baht infrastructure development project in the Thai border provinces.
MoU signed for railside hospital
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 03/05/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) and Siriraj Hospital have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the development of a new medical building and its connected structures for the Light Red and Orange electric train stations.
Govt gets B3.2bn 'discount' on rail link
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 01/05/2019
» The Thai government has managed to negotiate down the cost of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project linking Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima by 3.2 billion baht, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Tuesday.
Govt maps out Hopewell compensation
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 01/05/2019
» The Transport Ministry has come up with a five-point plan to deal with last week's court ruling ordering it and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to pay 11.88 billion baht, plus interest, in compensation to Hopewell (Thailand) Co over an urban train project cancelled two decades ago.
Govts sign Thai-Lao rail deal
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 26/04/2019
» Thailand, China, and Laos have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on the development of a rail line between Nong Khai and Vientiane in Laos, which forms part of China's much-touted Belt and Road Initiative.
Hopewell payout floors SRT
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 24/04/2019
» The loss-ridden State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is counting on the government's help to settle the 11.88 billion baht in compensation it has been ordered to pay Hopewell over the cancellation of a large-scale transport project two decades ago.
Auction for Red Line to start in June
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 19/04/2019
» The bidding for a contract to build three extensions of the Red Line electric rail system, plus two missing links, at a total cost of 63 billion baht will take place in two months and the work should begin later this year, according to the Transport Ministry.
Lofty projects grind to a halt
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 15/04/2019
» Launching a raft of megaprojects was to be the legacy of the military government. But the challenge is not about proposing projects but how to make them materialise.
Govt approves new bus fare increase
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 11/04/2019
» The Transport Ministry has given the green light to increasing the price of bus fares in the capital, starting from April 22.