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277 killed in crashes over Songkran break
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/04/2021
» A total of 277 people were killed and 2,357 injured in almost 2,400 road accidents over this year's Songkran holiday period, with drink-driving involved in over a third of crashes reported this year, traffic officials said yesterday.
Songkran toll better on every measure
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/04/2021
» The Songkran road death toll has risen to 192 after dozens of people lost their lives on Wednesday.
Chapel, pagoda won't be razed for rail line
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/03/2021
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Friday came out to assure that the 237-year-old chapel and pagoda on the grounds of Wat Iam Woranuch in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district will not be demolished by the Purple Line rail project.
Orange Line row back in court
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/02/2021
» The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) has asked the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases to be brought against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) over the cancelled bidding for the western extension of the MRT Orange Line.
MRTA scraps Orange Line bidding
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/02/2021
» Bidding for the construction of the western section of the MRT's Orange Line, which will run from the Thailand Cultural Centre to Bang Khun Non, has been cancelled following a legal dispute.
Truckies ask court to stop daytime ban on city entry
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/11/2020
» Operators of l arge commercial vehicles will ask the Administrative Court to overturn a ban on them entering the capital city during daytime, which the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prescribed in a bid to reduce air pollution.
Smart City project a source of conflict
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/11/2020
» The row over a plan to purchase land from a community behind the old Mor Chit Bus Terminal to build an elevated road as part of a "smart city" project around the mass transit station has raised questions about the way the state spends taxpayer money on land expropriation.
MRTA puts Orange Line extension bids on hold
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/11/2020
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has indefinitely postponed considering bids for construction of the subway system's Orange Line western extension.
MRTA to roll with rail bid plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/10/2020
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) says it will go ahead with its plan to open the auction for the construction of the Orange Line electric train next month, despite an injunction that orders the authority to delay enforcement of the amended bidding criteria.
MRTA says ToR revision was 'lawful'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/09/2020
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) yesterday defended its decision to revise the terms of reference (ToR) of the 140-billion-baht Orange Line western extension after the launch of the bidding process, saying it was to ensure optimal benefits for the state and the public.