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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.
Groups seek to force AoT into T2 talks
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 20/12/2019
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob is being urged to have Airports of Thailand (AoT) hold discussions with professional associations that are fighting against the controversial plan to build a 42-billion-baht second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Airports boss unveils B5.8bn plans
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 10/12/2019
» The Department of Airports (DoA) is gearing up to spend 5.8 billion baht upgrading airports across the country next year under the new leadership of acting director-general Thawi Kesi-samang.
Saksayam seeks timely construction of ring road
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 06/12/2019
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) to ensure that construction of the Rama III Expressway-Dao Khanong Western Outer Ring Road proceeds on time to minimise traffic congestion.
Suvarnabhumi plan 'can be revised'
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 30/11/2019
» Airports of Thailand (AoT) president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn on Friday insisted that the blueprint for a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport could be revised every five years.
Extension costs spark govt concern
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 26/11/2019
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has demanded that controversial plans for the northern expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport be clarified, in a bid to clear doubts surrounding the 42-billion-baht project.
Airlines turn their noses up at Thai pilots
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 26/11/2019
» Thai pilots are failing to find work after graduation despite high global demand in the aviation industry, the Civil Aviation Training Centre president said yesterday.
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.
Govt mulls over paying for new railway in dollars
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 24/11/2019
» The cabinet is expected on Tuesday to approve a proposal to pay for the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed railway in US dollars in line with a recommendation from China.
BMTA 'to stay in state hands'
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 22/11/2019
» The Transport Ministry insisted on Thursday there was no plan to privatise the debt-ridden Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA), saying its current bus purchase programme would proceed as planned.