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SRT gets green light to build rail bridge to Laos
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/01/2022
» The cabinet has ordered the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to quickly design and build a second bridge from Nong Khai province to Laos, to connect to the new China-Laos railway.
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.
Controversial Thai Canal back in spotlight
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/10/2020
» The 120-kilometre Thai Canal project running from Krabi on the Andaman Sea to Trang, stretching to Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla on the Gulf of Thailand, recently returned to the limelight after decades of proposals.
EEC panel okays feasibility studies on three new projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/10/2020
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee on Monday approved feasibility studies on three new development projects worth a combined 1.18 trillion baht, aiming to create connectivity between the government's flagship EEC and regional industry.
B18bn projects approved for upper North
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/01/2019
» The cabinet has approved in principle 10 infrastructure projects worth a combined 17.7 billion baht for four upper northern provinces.
Brown Line monorail gets nod under PPP framework
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/01/2019
» The 22-kilometre Brown Line monorail project linking Khae Rai in Nonthaburi and Lam Sali in Bangkok worth 48.38 billion baht will be developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Cabinet mulls B59bn of megaprojects
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/07/2018
» The cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged a raft of proposed infrastructure development projects worth 59 billion baht for the lower Northeast as the government concluded its two-day cabinet trip to Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen provinces in the region.
Five-nation meeting plays to diverse strengths
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/06/2018
» 'Growing together" is the government's key goal under the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (Acmecs) framework, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Companies can use new double-track rail
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/06/2015
» The private sector will be allowed to operate logistics services on the government's new double-track rail network in lieu of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to ensure effectiveness, says Deputy Prime Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula.
New Thailand-Laos bridge needs more support, say businesses
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/02/2012
» Businesses in Nakhon Phanom are urging the government to support and build facilities to link the province to the Greater Mekong Subregion to maximise the benefit of a new bridge linking Thailand and Laos.