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High-speed rail projects face setbacks
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/12/2024
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Board has approved extending three contracts under the Thai Chinese high-speed rail project by up to two years, citing difficulties from land expropriation and the relocation of oil pipelines.
Taxi driver flees petrol station, hits police vehicle
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/12/2024
» A taxi registered in Bangkok collided with a truck and a police vehicle as its driver fled a Chaiyaphum petrol station without paying for fuel.
Thai Oil sinks additional $1.7bn into new refinery
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/12/2024
» Thai Oil Plc, the country's largest oil refinery by capacity, aims to allocate an additional US$1.7 billion (63 billion baht) to support the development of a new oil refinery in Chon Buri's Si Racha district under the Clean Fuel Project (CFP), which is near completion.
Bangkok taxi driver flees petrol station, collides with police vehicle
Makkawan Wannakul, Published on 22/12/2024
» CHAIYAPHUM: A taxi registered in Bangkok collided with a truck and a police vehicle as its driver fled a petrol station without paying for fuel.
Cooking gas prices unchanged
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/12/2024
» Domestic cooking gas prices will remain unchanged at 423 baht per 15-kilogramme cylinder until the end of March next year, though this increases the financial burden for the debt-ridden state Oil Fuel Fund, says the Energy Policy Administration Committee (EPAC).
OR eager to sell shares of underperforming businesses
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/12/2024
» PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) plans to sell stakes in some businesses, including restaurants, to reduce losses caused by underperforming operations, as well as revisit enterprises with a dim outlook, says chief executive Disathat Panyarachun.
Prima Marine sees better performance next year
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/12/2024
» SET-listed Prima Marine, a provider of marine transport as well as crude oil and petroleum product storage, expects a better performance next year, driven by long-term charter contracts and a focus on certain industry services.
PTT ramps up drive to reduce CO2 emissions
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 27/11/2024
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc is stepping up efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its businesses by adopting carbon capture technology and preparing to run a trial on hydrogen usage to depend less on fossil fuels.
'Greener' transport key to growth
News, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Published on 25/11/2024
» Across the Asia-Pacific region, especially in urban centres, electric cars and buses are increasingly replacing petrol-powered ones as a means of transportation. Aided by the ubiquity of smart devices, smart mobility and other transport innovations are significantly reshaping everyday life through ride-sharing apps, driver assistance technology and real-time traffic management.
PTT set to spin off life science unit Innobic
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/11/2024
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc is likely to spin off its life science subsidiary Innobic (Asia), enabling the firm to be more financially independent as it seeks to make significant changes to its diversified businesses.