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THAI forced to increase ticket prices
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/03/2026
» The war in the Middle East has driven up operating cost for Thai Airways International (THAI), with jet fuel prices rising by more than twofold, forcing the national carrier to increase average ticket prices by 10-15% to stay afloat.
New Suvarnabhumi runway to open at year-end
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/08/2024
» The third runway at Suvarnabhumi Airport will be ready for operation at the end of the year, according to Airports of Thailand (AoT), lifting aircraft handling capacity to 94 planes per hour from 68 now.
Power cut at Hua Mak causes delays
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/03/2024
» The Metropolitan Rapid Transit's (MRT) Yellow Line had another hiccup yesterday at Lat Phrao station. The monorail had only just resumed service after a Thursday incident where some parts fell from the track. It is now operating but with limited services.
Contractors put on notice over expressway project
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/03/2024
» Contractors ignoring deadlines, construction standards, and public safety in the building of the Rama II Road expressway will be downgraded by the state budget office, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Monday.
Yellow Line vows change after monorail 'mishap'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/01/2024
» The Yellow Line monorail system will have every guide wheel of all 30 trains inspected and have its maintenance intervals increased to ensure public safety, according to its chairman, Keeree Kanjanapas.
Mishap sparks blacklist threat
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/01/2024
» The Transport Ministry on Wednesday warned it would punish concessionaires by putting them on a blacklist if more dangerous incidents happen after a wheel fell off a Yellow Line monorail train on Tuesday and hit a taxi.
All Yellow Line train wheels being checked for defects
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/01/2024
» Some wheels on the Yellow Line monorail trains were defective and their use has been suspended pending thorough inspections, Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote said on Wednesday.
Damaged ball bearings blamed for monorail wheel's fall
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/01/2024
» Defective ball-bearings caused a train wheel to fall from the elevated Yellow Line monorail onto a taxi on Tuesday evening, according to the monorail operator.
Airports of Thailand back in profit
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/11/2023
» Airports of Thailand Plc recorded an 8.79 billion baht net profit in fiscal 2023, compared with an 11.09 billion baht net loss in fiscal 2022 and expects returns to be close to pre-Covid levels next year.
Heavy machinery led to road collapse, initial probe finds
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/07/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has said preliminary investigations indicate that heavy equipment lifting a concrete segment caused the collapse of an elevated road under construction on Luang Phaeng Road on Monday evening, killing two people and injuring 12 others.