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City reiterates BTS Green Line position
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/11/2022
» City Hall has written to the Interior Ministry, reiterating its position in objecting to the renewal of the concession for the BTS Green Line railway extensions.
Governor sees BTS fare plan nixed
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/10/2022
» Bangkok Council has rejected a motion from Governor Chadchart Sittipunt asking it to consider whether City Hall has the authority to collect fares for BTS Green Line extensions.
BTS extension 'not for BMA'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2022
» Rosana Tositrakul, a former candidate for Bangkok governor, on Wednesday called on Bangkok city council to not take on ownership of two sections of the Green Line to avoid incurring a massive financial burden that would hamper any attempts to lower train fares.
KT, BMA to appeal skytrain debt ruling
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/09/2022
» The board of Krungthep Thanakom Co (KT) is preparing to talk with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) about appealing a court ruling that ordered both parties to pay almost 12 billion baht in overdue debts incurred through the operation and maintenance of Green Line extensions.
BEM wins bid for Orange Line project
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/09/2022
» The Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) has won the bid for the right to jointly invest with the government in the Orange Line's western expansion project.
Governor seeks backing for BTS extension fares
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will ask the Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) to back a new fare structure for extensions of the BTS Green Line on Wednesday.
BMA mulls transferring new rail lines
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/08/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt now wants to transfer two new electric rail projects to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), while City Hall is still struggling to clear up problems surrounding the Green Line’s concessions.
2 bids for Orange Line extensions
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/07/2022
» Two major companies submitted proposals on Wednesday for the second round of bidding for the construction of the Orange Line's western expansion worth 140 billion baht.
Krungthep Thanakhom ponders government intervention
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/07/2022
» The board of Krungthep Thanakhom (KT), the business arm of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), is considering two options involving government intervention to help solve issues surrounding two Green Line extensions.
Hopewell, govt trade threats
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/06/2022
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has downplayed a threat by Hopewell (Thailand) Co to bring a criminal lawsuit against the government for failing to pay several billion baht in compensation over a cancelled transport project about two decades ago.