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Ministries vie for cash allocation
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/12/2023
» The Interior, Education and Finance ministries are the top three agencies seeking a lion's share of the national budget in the current fiscal year, according to parliament.
New centre 'can handle' refugee flood
News, Published on 27/12/2023
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has floated the idea of setting up a centre along the Thai-Myanmar border to provide humanitarian assistance for Myanmar refugees desperate to escape internal fighting between junta forces and insurgent ethnic minority groups.
Govt seeks free rides after Pink Line fault
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/12/2023
» The Transport Ministry will ask the operator of the Pink Line monorail system to extend the free trial period along the line after a section of the line had to be closed on Sunday following the failure of a part of the track's conductor rail.
Public urges airlines to cut ticket prices
Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2023
» Both the Transport Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) are being urged to take the necessary actions to keep airfares at reasonable prices, after consumers cried foul over expensive airfares during the weekends and long holidays.
Suriya apologises for petrol tax remark
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/12/2023
» Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit clarified on Friday a proposal to raise the excise tax on petrol in Greater Bangkok to encourage motorists to shift towards public transport was just an idea, saying he had no plan to implement it.
Extension fares start on Jan 2
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/12/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expected to begin charging passengers of the Green Line's second extension a flat rate of 15 baht per trip on Jan 2, said Bangkok deputy governor Visanu Samsompol on Friday.
Ministers at odds over higher Bangkok petrol tax
Post Reporters, Published on 21/12/2023
» Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga is unhappy with a proposal by Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit to raise the petrol tax in Greater Bangkok to stimulate public transport use and help pay for fare subsidies.
Work on rail tracks to Laos to end in '28
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/12/2023
» The Nong Khai-Vientiane section of the Thai-China high-speed rail (HSR) project is expected to be completed in 2028, according to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote yesterday.
Charter court to decide Saksayam’s fate on Jan 17
Online Reporters, Published on 14/12/2023
» The Constitutional Court will decide the fate of former transport minister Saksayam Chidchob, who is accused of share concealment, next month.
New Clean Air bill eyes transboundary haze
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/12/2023
» The Clean Air bill will be introduced next year, according to the Department of Pollution Control.