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Giving wings to the elusive aerotropolis
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/08/2018
» John D Kasarda is the director of the Center of Air Commerce at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School, president and chief executive of Aerotropolis Business Concepts LLC, president of the Aerotropolis Institute of China and editor-in-chief of Logistics, an international scholarly journal. He has also published more than 100 articles and 10 books on airport cities, aviation infrastructure, urban economic development and competitiveness.
Private sector zeroes in on dual-track bid
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/03/2014
» With the government's 2-trillion-baht infrastructure plans frozen by the Constitution Court's ruling, the private sector is urging the new government to make dual-track rail development a top priority.
Dual-track projects eyed
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/08/2014
» The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has been tasked with conducting a feasibility study for the development of three additional dual-track rail routes using 1.435-metre standard gauge at a top speed of 160 km/h.
Pattaya high-speed link on track for 2018
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/03/2013
» The government is aiming to complete the country's first high-speed train between Bangkok and Pattaya by 2018.
Japan 'keen on train investment'
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/06/2017
» TOKYO - Japan has shown keen interest in joining the bidding for the construction of the 193.5 km Bangkok-Rayong high-speed train project that will link the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and three international airports, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
State urged to step up progress of special zones
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/07/2021
» The government is being urged to speed up the implementation of additional special development zones and the digitalisation of government services to boost investments and rehabilitate the country's economy which has been battered by the Covid-19 crisis.
NESDC mulls Southern Economic Corridor scheme
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/07/2019
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) plans to propose developing a Southern Economic Corridor to the new government in a similar fashion to the ongoing Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.
NESDC: Infrastructure investment booms
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2019
» Thailand saw significant economic and social progress in the past five years, especially in infrastructure development, according to a report by the National Economic and Social Development Commission (NESDC).
Agency OKs final Orange Line rail
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/02/2019
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has given the nod to the Orange Line's western section, stretching from Bang Khun Non to Min Buri, as one of the last mass transit projects in Bangkok approved by this government.
'Riviera Thailand' planned for Gulf beach strip
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/03/2018
» The government plans to unveil a high-end tourism campaign in the coastal western provinces, which it said would help boost the income of locals in the region.