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New fishing laws to tackle EU worries
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 25/05/2017
» New legislation covering the nation's troubled fishing industry will be introduced amid hopes the European Union yellow flag warning against Thailand's exports will be lifted.
Pisit pursues lost Thaksin tax
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/03/2017
» Auditor-General Pisit Leelavachiropas has called on the Revenue Department to launch more attempts to collect 12 billion baht in tax from former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra over the sale of shares in Shin Corp to Singapore's Temasek Holdings a decade ago.
SRT chief, board get the chop
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 24/02/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked Section 44 of the interim charter to remove the governor and entire board of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) in a move believed to stem from alleged irregularities in the agency's double-track railway projects.
No more Express Line for Airport Rail Link
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 06/10/2016
» The Transport Ministry is spending 22 million baht upgrading four Airport Rail Link trains and streamlining services to increase train speeds and reduce travel times as part of an effort to draw more passengers.
SRT to hold talks on Red Line
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/08/2016
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will hold talks next week with a contractor of the Bang Sue-Rangsit Red Line rail project to decide if it should agree to extend construction by another 12 months.
Heads roll over Rail Link breakdown
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 12/04/2016
» The military chairman and two military members of the board of the SRT Electrified Train Co (SRTET), which runs the Airport Rail Link, have been sacked and replaced.
SRT proposes seven rail projects
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/03/2016
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will propose seven dual-track railway routes to the cabinet for its approval this month.
Motorcyclist killed in railway accident
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 10/06/2015
» A woman was killed when a string of uncoupled, loaded railway flatcars slammed into her motorcycle at a railway crossing in Bang Sue district yesterday morning.
Prajin approves taxi fare hike from today
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 13/12/2014
» The Transport Ministry has given the green light for fare hikes for taxis and tollways from today, and for the subway in the New Year.
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.