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U-Tapao airport plan set for takeoff
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 15/12/2014
» The Transport Ministry will propose a plan to upgrade U-Tapao International Airport as a regional hub for commercial airlines in the hope of luring more than 3 million passengers per year.
Japanese dual-track rail talks put on hold
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 08/12/2014
» The government has put on hold formal negotiations with Tokyo regarding the possible joint development of the Tak-Mukdahan electric rail route.
Taxi fare hike delayed as officials eye Uber shutdown
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 01/12/2014
» Transport Minister Prajin Juntong Monday postponed a planned increase in taxi fares while saying officials would ask ride-sharing service Uber to halt operations in Thailand.
Plans on track for three airport railway links
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 21/11/2014
» The Transport Ministry is to extend Airport Rail Link services to Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-tapao airports, all of which are also due to expand their facilities.
New rail lines to link three airports
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/11/2014
» The Airport Rail Link will be extended to connect Suvarnabhumi airport with Don Mueang airport and U-Tapao airport in Rayong, Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said on Thursday.
Transport plan gets cabinet nod
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 22/10/2014
» The cabinet has approved a transport plan involving the auction of contracts to build six electric train routes, procure city buses and build new motorways.
B110bn transport splurge gets the nod
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 24/06/2014
» The Transport Ministry will fund dual-track railways, several Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines, a deep-sea port in Chumphon and the Pattaya-Map Ta Phut motorway under its 2015 budget.
Executives to meet after reports of cancelled flights
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 05/01/2014
» Airports of Thailand executives have called an urgent meeting following reports that Singapore Airlines will cancel 19 flights to Bangkok from mid-January to late February due to the political turmoil in the capital.
Exat poised to push for ring road link
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 08/07/2013
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) appears set to push for a new project to build the 8.8-kilometre Dao Khanong-Western Ring Road for roughly 20 billion baht after the Transport Ministry scrapped the 42.9-km phase-three expressway project.
One high-speed bidder to rule them all
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/03/2013
» The government will select just one firm from all bidders to run four high-speed train lines, probably by the third quarter of the year, Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt said on Wednesday.