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Thai-Sino rapid train plan to go ahead
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/09/2014
» Chinese and Thai transport authorities have reaffirmed that a rail transport deal is still good to go despite internal structural changes, said permanent secretary for transport Soithip Traisuth.
Super board to head THAI rehab
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 11/09/2014
» Flag carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) has resolved to set up a so-called "super board" to oversee its financial rehabilitation plan.
BMTA union presses for disabled-friendly buses
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/09/2014
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) labour union has called on the organisation to speed up the purchase of low-floor buses to boost safety and accessibility for passengers, especially for the disabled.
BMCL pencils in Purple Line test for 2015
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 05/08/2014
» A test run of the Purple Line high-speed train is expected to take place late next year, according to the project operator.
Five THAI executives removed: Source
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 27/07/2014
» Five executive vice-presidents of Thai Airways International have been transferred to inactive posts to pave the way for army and air force officers, according to a source within the airline.
SRT’s Prapas faces down calls to quit
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/07/2014
» State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Prapas Chongsanguan has come under pressure to resign over the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl that occurred on board an SRT train and was committed by an SRT employee.
2,000 drivers register at Laksi
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 01/07/2014
» Up to 2,000 undocumented motorcycle taxi drivers have responded to National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) efforts to regulate them by registering with authorities in Pathum Thani since Thursday, officials say.
Prapas renews Makkasan van plan veto
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/06/2014
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Prapas Chongsanguan has reiterated his opposition to the National Council for Peace and Order’s plan to develop the Makkasan Airport Rail Link station into a new passenger van hub.
SRT: Makkasan can't be used for vans
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 19/06/2014
» An area of land near the Makkasan Airport Rail Link station is reserved for commercial development to help clear 80 billion in debt owed to the Finance Ministry, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor said Thursday, and could not be used as a passenger van hub as suggested by the junta.
Ageing trains 'cranky but safe'
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 03/06/2014
» The State Railway of Thailand's locomotives are perfectly safe even when a driver has to take a hand off the controls to work the windscreen wipers with the other, the SRT boss said Tuesday.