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Court orders SRT to stump up
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) may need to devise a new debt-restructuring plan, after a court ordered it and the Transport Ministry to pay almost 12 billion baht in compensation to Hopewell (Thailand) Co for scrapping a mega-transport project 20 years ago, a rail agency source said.
Private sector jots wish list
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2019
» Despite having different work cultures and development mindsets, public and private policies should ideally go hand-in-hand to usher a country's development forward.
SRT seeking budget for rail upgrades
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/10/2023
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will ask the cabinet to approve the funding for the second phase of double-track upgrades between Khon Kaen and Nong Khai next week, according to Department of Rail Transport director-general Pichet Kunathammarak on Thursday.
Railway on track for completion this year
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/02/2023
» Construction of the 145-kilometre Lop Buri-Pak Nam Pho double-track railway, which includes the country's longest elevated stretch at 19km, will be completed on schedule by the end of this year, the Department of Rail Transport (DRT) said on Thursday.
SRT wants B50bn for rail projects
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/09/2023
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is to ask the cabinet to approve more than 50 billion baht to finance the building of the double-track railway section from Khon Kaen to Nong Khai and Red Line electric train extensions.
Navy hunts WWII bombs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2018
» Navy officers expect to spend seven days surveying World War II explosive materials in parts of the Mae Klong River in Ratchaburi to clear the way for a plan to build a double-track rail line in the province.
PM sets out plans for Isan economy
Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says he will hold his first mobile cabinet meeting in Nong Bua Lam Phu province in November to highlight plans to boost the economy of the province and the northeastern region.
The more things change
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 04/02/2019
» After a series of false promises on a general election, Thailand is scheduled to hold one on March 24 after more than four years of military rule.
Work to begin on new high-speed railway
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/12/2017
» The cabinet has given the go-ahead for the Highways Department to begin building the first 3.5km section of the Thai-Sino high-speed train project stretching from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima.
Rail Transport Department switching track to Thai-made sleepers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/01/2020
» The Rail Transport Department wants to expand the use of Thai-made rail fasteners and sleepers in double-track railway construction, to bolster domestic industries and save on state budget.