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New legal bid to stop Hopewell payout
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 28/10/2019
» The Transport Ministry is confident the evidence it submitted which highlighted 20 irregularities in a railway project that was scrapped two decades ago will spare it from having to pay the hefty compensation to Hopewell as ordered by the Supreme Court.
Port explosion set to cost B100m
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 01/06/2019
» CHON BURI: Authorities estimate the cost of the damages from the cargo ship explosion at Laem Chabang port last Saturday to reach at least 100 million baht, as calls mount for better monitoring of freighters loaded with toxic chemicals.
AoT chief enjoys life on cloud nine
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 08/07/2019
» Two decades ago, airports were perceived purely as transportation infrastructure.
Govt moving ahead with rail plan
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 25/11/2019
» A new Blue Line extension from Tao Pun to Tha Phra, which is set to open for a trial run next month, is one of 10 electric rail routes under a state plan to optimise public transport in Bangkok.
China seals track-upgrade deal
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 28/12/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on Friday signed a contract with China Railway Signal and Communication (CRSC) to supply train signalling and communications equipment worth 6.25 billion baht for the 421-kilometre Nakhon Pathom-Chumphon double-track rail upgrade project.
Minister seeks 6-month delay to iron out Thai-China rail deal
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 21/12/2019
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob will ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to postpone the signing of the long delayed "Contract 2.3" for the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed railway for another six months.
Govt loans B8.5bn for regional roads
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 23/12/2019
» Thailand plans to grant 8.5-billion-baht in loans next year to Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to build four new transnational roads under the Asean Connectivity initiative.
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.
Exat to call bids for new route
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 25/12/2019
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand plans to call tenders next year for the construction of a new east-west expressway, stretching 11.3 kilometres from Kasetsart intersection to Bangkok's eastern ring road.
MRTA set to splurge on electric rail, new tollways
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 16/12/2019
» The government is committed to spend about 640 billion baht next year on major public transport projects, including new electric rail routes in Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Nakhon Ratchasima, says the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA).