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Provincial airports to get big overhaul
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 15/09/2018
» The Department of Airports (DOA) is drafting a 20-year master plan to develop its 28 airports countrywide in a bid to increase passenger capacity and boost tourism in smaller cities.
Deep South ripe for investment, say locals
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 05/08/2018
» Following last year's record 14-year-low in deaths related to the deep South insurgency, military and local officials in the three southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala have once again urged the government to boost safety and economic development in these "neglected" areas.
Somkid wants bids before poll
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 12/07/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has ordered the Ministry of Transport to complete the auctions of all the ministry's planned transport projects before the general election tentatively scheduled for next February.
SRT set for a 'bright future' after hitting speed
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 09/07/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the country's main railway authority, may still be operating half-century-old trains countrywide, but acting governor Voravuth Mala believes the debt-ridden organisation is headed for "a bright future".
Govt ready to scrap region border checks
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 15/03/2018
» Thailand has supported the Cross Border Transport Agreement (CBTA) and is ready to eliminate border inspection stops to let foreign vehicles and ships travelling from countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region into the country, says Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
High-speed train may get slower
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 28/01/2018
» The Transport Ministry says Thailand has not decided whether to lower the maximum speed of the 670km Thai-Japanese high-speed train route stretching from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
Railways, trams to hit fast-track in 2018
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/01/2018
» This will be a "strong" year for plans to kick-start provincial public transport systems across the country, with such plans in at least five provinces on the government's radar, says Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) chief Chaiwat Thongkamkoon.
New economic zone eyed for city's east
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 02/10/2017
» The National Housing Authority (NHA) has enlisted a private consulting company to conduct feasibility studies for a new economic centre in eastern Bangkok, as part of a government initiative to begin infrastructure development throughout the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Effects of tourism 'must be measured'
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/09/2017
» Thailand should measure the environmental effects of boosting tourism, says president of the Public Policy Studies Institute Foundation, Mingsarn Kaosa-ard.
Revamp of Khon Kaen airport afoot
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 07/09/2017
» Development plans for a new terminal and car park at Khon Kaen airport will be complete in three years' time, with the fully-renovated airport ready to open by 2021, says Department of Airports (DOA) director-general Darun Sangchai.