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Rise above the folly
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/03/2023
» Re: "Foreigners flee Thai stocks", (Business, March 2).
Keep Thailand's rail history on track
Oped, Published on 24/02/2023
» In most of the world, people and governments take pride in their historic railway stations. They invest time, money and effort in conserving these old buildings because they see them as valuable public assets that help give a city or town its sense of place, beauty and identity. If officials want to tear down an old station, people march in the streets.
Demolition plan off track
News, Editorial, Published on 15/08/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has unveiled a plan to tear down a large number of old railway stations to pave the way for the construction of double-track railways, without considering the fact that most of them are national heritage buildings. This is wrong.
Makkasan land plans trigger rally
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/07/2019
» Civic networks are set to rally in front of Government House on Thursday to demand the administration spare the State Railway of Thailand's (SRT) 497 rai of land in the Makkasan area from being included in its high-speed rail project linking three major airports.
Civic groups lobby to protect Makkasan land
Published on 15/07/2019
» Civic networks are set to rally in front of Government House on Thursday to demand the administration spare the State Railway of Thailand’s (SRT) 497 rai of land in Makkasan area from being included in its high-speed rail project linking three major airports.
Train reaction: Fighting to save old stations
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/06/2017
» Parinya Chukaew is using social media to take on the establishment in hope of saving up to half of the nation's 400 ageing railway stations. They are slated to be razed but he argues they must be conserved as part of Thailand's cultural and architectural heritage.
Doomed stations are part of our heritage
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/04/2017
» While the country observes Thai heritage day tomorrow, it's ironic that we have to watch a lot of our heritage slip away. That includes the old railway stations that are headed for an upgrade under the State Railway of Thailand's (SRT) double-track development plan.
Time running out for 16 heritage stations
News, Published on 28/03/2017
» The Fine Arts Department should step in and safeguard 16 old but picturesque railway stations on the Nakhon Ratchasima to Khon Kaen route that are set to be bulldozed this month as part of the government's double-track development project, according to a leading local conservationist.
Wilful destruction of SRT buildings
News, Editorial, Published on 26/03/2017
» As the State Railway of Thailand moves to develop the double-track rail system, it has quite inadvertently put at risk a small but charming part of our heritage: a number of old but very picturesque railway stations, most of them lovingly tended to by the stationmaster and staff, will fall into disuse.
SRT under pressure to preserve old train stations
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 25/03/2017
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) should make conserving old railway stations a pre-condition when handing out new contracts for double-track railway projects, academic and conservationist Parinya Chukaew said yesterday.