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Got to stay cool
News, Postbag, Published on 12/04/2019
» Chartchai Parasuk in his April 11 article thinks mass-transit light rail projects "are not financially successful." He also thinks that when you build a house in Thailand, air conditioning should not be installed unless it is "cost effective", "there maybe a more cost-effective way to cool the house".
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Mass transit ridership hits records
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2011
» The number of people leaving the car at home and taking BTS, Bangkok's light rail system, has hit all time highs with rising oil prices. Trains have been added.
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Monorail ushers in hope
News, Published on 07/06/2020
» If anyone has visited Charoen Nakhon area in Thon Buri area recently, they might be surprised by the bumper-to-bumper traffic -- a situation rarely seen elsewhere during the Covid-19 pandemic. The congestion has been caused by the construction of the country's first monorail known as the Gold Line.
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Tram U-turn a big letdown
News, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2021
» For the central government, Phuket was definitely a golden goose. The renowned tourist destination, which during the pre-Covid era pulled in more than 400 billion baht a year for the country, ranked second only to Bangkok in terms of total revenues generated from tourism.
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Govt tackles big sector items, but the poor still waiting
Spectrum, Published on 20/05/2018
» After almost four years in power, the military government may have been successful in some macroeconomic areas and structural changes. In terms of the household economy, however, it still faces the uphill task of easing the plight of the grassroots.
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Thailand as Asean logistics hub
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 10/08/2016
» Thailand's central location in mainland Southeast Asia, bordering Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, as well as access to the Mekong River and a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, offers logistics opportunities that few other Asean countries can compete with.
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State Railway: Land rich but loses money
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/01/2012
» State enterprise with worst financial performance finally reports on assets, liabilities & losses. Essential step in restructuring for efficiency.
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Sick healthcare system
News, Postbag, Published on 25/06/2017
» As I watch Republican congressmen try to make healthcare unaffordable for tens of millions of old, poor and chronically ill Americans, I am gaining a new appreciation of Thaksin.
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Mass transit: 60 million baht for your land?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/02/2013
» To build electric trains some people will lose their land. Rumours swirl about who it will be & possible huge payoffs from govt.
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BTS bets big on property
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 19/09/2016
» SET-listed firm BTS Group Holdings Plc is restructuring its property business to support a five-year residential development plan worth 100 billion baht and expand its commercial property segment.
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