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Rail progress tracks full steam ahead
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 02/12/2018
» Walking into a colossal, ultra-modern high-speed railway station in Shanghai can be an eye-opening experience, especially for Thais.
Govt to roll out train-assembly plants plan
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 06/10/2018
» The government is set to announce its first-ever policy to establish rolling stock assembly plants in Thailand before the end of the year to keep up with upcoming railway projects in the country, Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn said on Friday.
Nok's former CEO launches OTA
Business, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/09/2018
» Ex-Nok Air supremo Patee Sarasin has unveiled his own online travel agency (OTA) as he aims to expand the Thailand-based travel venture to the global market in four years.
Transport ministry mulls more speed cams
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 10/08/2018
» The Transport Ministry needs more time to decide whether to install more cameras to capture the licence plates of offenders, says minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Pressure 'will see skytrain join ticket plan'
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/06/2018
» The operator of the BTS skytrain network will “eventually be pressured” into joining the common ticketing system when all modes of transport adopt the single-card scheme, Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn said.
City to trial new hybrid energy bus
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 01/06/2018
» Test runs for a new hybrid energy bus to be used in the capital will be conducted from the middle of June until the end of September, Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) acting director Prayoon Choygeo said on Thursday.
Bang Sue megastation project reaches halfway mark
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 27/05/2018
» Construction for the Bang Sue Central Station, set to replace Hua Lamphong as the capital's main rail transport hub, is now almost 50% complete, SRT Red electric train line project director Kumpol Boonchom says.
Rail service on track to crisis
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 29/04/2018
» 'The government can build all the new railways it wants, but the wheels on the trains will never turn if there are no drivers to operate them," warns Yai, a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) train driver on the verge of retirement.
Thanathorn's PM stance hits early flak
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 06/04/2018
» The founder of the much-hyped Future Forward Party, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, has met early resistance to his bid for cross-party opposition to an "outsider prime minister".
Japan rejects calls to invest in bullet train
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 08/02/2018
» Thailand wants Japan to invest in the Shinkansen-like high-speed railway from Bangkok to Chiang Mai but Japan insists only on offering loans for the project.