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Taxi drivers demand B8.5bn compensation over Grab
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 17/09/2019
» Representatives of taxi drivers rallied at the Transport Ministry on Tuesday, demanding 8.5 billion baht in compensation from the government if the GrabTaxi service is legalised -- and threatening to sue the prime minister and the transport minister if they didn't get it.
Bus agency faces lawsuit
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 10/09/2019
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has been told to seek legal advice from prosecutors as it faces a lawsuit over its decision to scrap a 1.65-billion-baht contract to install cash boxes and e-ticket readers on Bangkok's city buses.
Saksayam seeks mandate for expressway cases
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 07/09/2019
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob will seek cabinet approval for a mandate to solve the 137-billion-baht dispute involving the expressway authority and one of its concessionaires.
'A few options' in tollway row
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 28/08/2019
» The Transport Ministry says it has a few options available to settle the unfair competition issue between the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) and a subsidiary of the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM).
NPC dropped from port bid
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 08/08/2019
» The Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee (EECPC) has seconded a decision to disqualify a consortium vying for the 84-billion-baht Laem Chabang seaport's third-phase development scheme, according to Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) director-general Kamolsak Promprayoon.
Land Transport Department mulling QR codes for motorbike cabbies
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 22/06/2019
» The Department of Land Transport is considering using QR codes to let passengers lodge complaints against motorcycle taxi drivers.
Govt told to fight payout order
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 04/06/2019
» Thammasat University's law association will submit a petition asking the government, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), and the Transport Ministry to fight a court order for them to pay 58 billion baht to Hong Kong's Hopewell Holdings over a cancelled rail project.
Court rejects airport bid case
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 29/05/2019
» The Central Administrative Court threw out a petition lodged by the Charoen Pokphand Group (CP)-led consortium requesting an injunction against the bidder selection committee for the 290-billion-baht Eastern Airport City Project.
SRT calls for clarity on Hopewell Co
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 17/05/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) wants the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) to spell out legal steps which it and the Transport Ministry have to follow in paying compensation to Hopewell (Thailand) Co over the scrapping of a transport project about 20 years ago.
Exat to push N2 expressway plan
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 02/05/2019
» The cabinet will be asked to approve a section of the northern expressway project between Kasetsart Intersection to Nawamin Road that has been delayed due to opposition from Kasetsart University, which raised concerns about the impact of the structure on its campus buildings.