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SRT in a new bid to tackle money woes
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 23/01/2017
» Debt-ridden State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will set up three subsidiary companies to tackle its financial woes by capitalising on its vast tracts of land, rerouting train routes and streamlining maintenance work.
NGV buses to get first road tests
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 23/01/2017
» Transport Co plans to put the first five natural gas vehicle (NGV) buses it has received from Bestlin Group for a test run on various roads this month, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) director Surachai Eamvachirasakul says.
THAI probes its bribery scandal
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/01/2017
» Thai Airways International (THAI) Plc has set up a "special task force" to investigate past engine procurements and another task force for corruption prevention in the wake of Rolls-Royce's admission to a bribery scandal involving several countries, including Thailand.
Bus 'reform' to add 67 Bangkok routes
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 19/01/2017
» The Transport Ministry aims to add 67 new bus routes in Bangkok as part of its reform plan for public bus services in the capital.
Horror crash spurs safety drive
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 10/01/2017
» The deadly passenger van crash on Jan 2 was a wake-up call for Government House. It has spurred Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to rethink up-until-now unsuccessful road safety measures in the lead-up to the Songkran festival in April, when road deaths traditionally take another jump.
Van operators face end-March GPS deadline
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 10/01/2017
» A Global Positioning System (GPS) will have to be installed in all 4,000 vans being used by operators of joint public-private van services by the end of March.
Major rail links set for go-ahead
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 05/01/2017
» Bangkok residents can look forward to better times commuting when a network of metropolitan rail route projects gets the go-ahead this year.
Work on high-speed train projects to get 2017 start
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 03/01/2017
» The government's ambitious plan to develop high-speed train projects with China and Japan is expected to come to fruition this year.
SRT urged to speed up plans for reform
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 29/12/2016
» Deputy Transport Minister Pichit Akarathit yesterday called on the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to accelerate reform plans and look to quadruple its revenue to at least 10 billion baht a year.
PM explores 1km 'missing link' problem
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 28/12/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to hire Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM), current operator of the Blue Line, to operate the Tao Poon-Bang Sue missing link.