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PM kicks off work on new motorway
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 04/08/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha kicked off construction Wednesday on a new 196-kilometre inter-city tollway worth 84.6 billion baht linking Ayutthaya, Saraburi and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces.
Work begins on new Ayutthaya-Ratchasima motorway
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 03/08/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday inaugurated the construction of a new 196-kilometre inter-city tollway being built at a cost of 84.6 billion baht from Ayutthaya province via Saraburi to Nakhon Ratchasima.
MRTA hires BEM to fix 'missing link'
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 03/08/2016
» The board of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has agreed to hire Bangkok Expressway & Metro Plc (BEM) to install electricity and signal systems along the Blue Line between Tao Pun and Bang Sue.
Prayut invokes S44 to help Blue Line
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 22/07/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked his power under Section 44 of the interim charter to speed up direct negotiations between the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and the current operator of the Blue Line to run two extended routes.
Transport looks to restrict BMTA's permit powers
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/07/2016
» The Transport Ministry will ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to use Section 44 under the interim charter to revoke the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority's (BMTA) power to issue transport permits to operators, in a bid to improve the city's public bus system.
Curbs on Mekong traffic ease
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 15/07/2016
» Six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries have agreed to allow commercial trucks and tourist buses to travel more freely from country to country starting Dec 1, following lengthy talks.
East-West ferry service under review
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 01/07/2016
» The feasibility study of a ferry project between the eastern and western coasts of the Gulf of Thailand is expected to be concluded in three months.
Japan eyes east-west link
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 26/06/2016
» Japan has said it is interested in studying the feasibility of a Mae Sot-Mukdahan railway line to develop northern transport links, following an earlier Thai request to South Korea to see whether the project is practical.
U-tapao eyed to become 'aviation hub'
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 23/06/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has set his sights on turning U-tapao airport into the country's third major international airport, with immediate and longer term plans to make it a key driver of aviation growth.
Rail project cost nears agreement
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/05/2016
» A disagreement over the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed rail project should be resolved in a week with Thai and Chinese officials finalising the total cost.