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BEM settlement plan goes to cabinet
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 24/12/2019
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob will on Tuesday ask the cabinet to approve a plan to grant Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) a 15-year contract extension in order to avoid paying the firm more than 4 billion baht in compensation.
BMTA 'to stay in state hands'
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 22/11/2019
» The Transport Ministry insisted on Thursday there was no plan to privatise the debt-ridden Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA), saying its current bus purchase programme would proceed as planned.
Transport Ministry bows to bus workers' union demand
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 21/11/2019
» The Transport Ministry bowed to demands of protesting workers of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority on Thursday and agreed to proceed with buying 3,000 new buses for the state enterprise, instead of allowing a private takeover.
Port caught in a storm
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 17/11/2019
» Life is far from plain sailing for the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) as it tries to turn its land along the Chao Phraya River into one of the city's most ambitious mixed-use projects.
High-tech plans for a better future
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 14/10/2019
» Science and technology strategist, Kittiphong Phromwong, the man behind the state's much-touted "Thailand 4.0" scheme, believes it is not too difficult to see Thais earning more and becoming richer.
The road to rural success
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 13/10/2019
» When His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great thought of ways to improve the quality of life of his people, particularly residents in remote villages, he realised the link between new roads and better living.
Yanmar an engine of growth in Osaka
Business, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 10/10/2019
» Osaka has long enjoyed status as one of the commercial centres of Japan. Among the many thriving companies based in the city is Yanmar Co Ltd, a maker of engines for boats, heavy equipment and power generators.
R&D spend growing in 'leaps and bounds'
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 23/09/2019
» The country's research and development (R&D) investments are expected to amount to 200 billion baht this year, up 32% from last year, according to Office of the National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office.
'A few options' in tollway row
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 28/08/2019
» The Transport Ministry says it has a few options available to settle the unfair competition issue between the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) and a subsidiary of the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM).
Activists urge govt to ban old public vans
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 21/08/2019
» Activists have banded together to oppose the Transport Ministry allowing old public vans to stay on the road, saying the measure undermines road safety.