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Green Line section faces risk of delay
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/03/2017
» A section of the Green Line rail route, linking Soi Bearing and Samrong stations, due to be launched on April 1, risks delay as authorities struggle over budgetary issues.
Cabinet gives nod to decree on navigation to tackle IUU
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/03/2017
» The cabinet has approved an executive decree to amend two laws on Thai ships and navigation through Thai waters to better deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Failed plane lease deals worry CAAT
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/03/2017
» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) will consider revoking the usage of aircraft by Thai-registered airlines after finding that some are not paying the companies they lease the planes from.
Project regulations reviewed as foreign investors shy away
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 29/01/2017
» The government is gathering input from various agencies to determine if regulations involving public-private partnership (PPP) investments need to be revised after some infrastructure projects failed to draw foreign investors.
Hua Hin, Rayong to get high-speed trains
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 11/05/2016
» The State Railway of Thailand has approved high-speed trains from Bangkok to Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan and to Rayong, costing altogether 247 billion baht. Construction is expected to start next year.
3 major rail projects put on stand-by
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 26/04/2016
» Contracts for three large-scale projects under the Transport Ministry's infrastructure development plan will not be ready for signing this year, says deputy transport permanent secretary Peerapol Thavornsuphacharoen.
Government to cull tuk-tuks
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 15/04/2016
» Transport authorities will curb the number of tuk-tuks on the roads as a recent increase is affecting quality controls on the iconic three-wheel passenger vehicles.
17 pilots quit in 'normal' exodus
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 25/02/2016
» At least 17 Nok Air pilots have quit the company, a day after the airline's top executive dismissed as false an earlier report about pilots quitting in response to recent flight cancellations.
CAAT mulls revoking 4 air licences
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 23/02/2016
» Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is considering revoking the aviation business licences of four small airlines found to have racked up exorbitant debts.
Govt relieved as EU spares Thai airlines flight ban
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 11/12/2015
» The government breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after Thai Airways International (THAI) and MJets which serve European destinations were spared bans in an audit by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).