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Government asks for delay in pickup ban
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 19/04/2017
» The Transport Ministry plans to ask the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to come up with a traffic regulation that will allow people to sit in the rear space, or tray, of pickup trucks, after the government suffered fierce criticism over its vow to stop the practice.
Bus firm gets new acting boss amid NGV debacle
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 28/03/2017
» Deputy permanent secretary for transport Somsak Hommuang has been appointed acting chief of the bedeviled Bangkok Mass Transit Authority amid hope he will help speed up the BMTA's decision on whether to scrap the purchase of natural gas vehicle (NGV) buses.
New setback looms for Thai-Sino rail project
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 27/03/2017
» The multi-billion-baht Thai-Chinese rail development scheme is poised to suffer another setback if China fails to submit the project's design document needed to estimate the rail's costs by the end of this month, according to a transport source.
THAI delays affiliate strategy
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 17/03/2017
» The board of Thai Airways International (THAI) has delayed forming the so-called THAI Group as a strategic overhaul of the national carrier and its two budget airlines, Nok Air and THAI Smile.
THAI tipped to make Pratana acting president
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/03/2017
» The newly appointed member of Thai Airways International Plc's (THAI) board, Pratana Mongkolkul, is tipped to become the national flag carrier's acting president.
Bangkok-Hua Hin high-speed link hits new delay
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 22/02/2017
» Bidding for the Bangkok-Hua Hin high-speed train project is likely to be delayed after the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) was told to sound out the market more, an SRT source said.
Bearing-Samrong rail line to open early
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 07/02/2017
» Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith wants a section of elevated rail route linking Soi Bearing and Samrong to be open sooner rather than later despite City Hall's announcement of a possible delay, a source at the ministry says.
Thai-Chinese train faces design delay
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 03/02/2017
» The Thai-Chinese high-speed train project could face a construction delay due to different measurement systems of the track specifications.
New train lines to feature 50 park-ride lots
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 01/02/2017
» More than 50 locations along 10 electric rail routes in Bangkok and surrounding provinces will be turned into car parks for commuters, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith says.
Government to ask Japan for rail project support
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 05/12/2016
» The government is expected to formally ask Japan to jointly invest in a 500-billion-baht high-speed rail project when a high-ranking Japanese delegation visits Bangkok later this month.