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Bigger role seen for Ranong Port
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/10/2025
» The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) has inaugurated a multimodal transport project at Ranong Port, creating a freight transport route connecting China, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and South Asian countries via the west coast of southern Thailand.
Thailand's Land Bridge falls flat
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/07/2025
» As Thailand's political future hangs in the balance, so too does one of the country's most ambitious mega-infrastructure proposals: the Land Bridge Project, envisioned as a transformative logistics corridor linking the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea.
Double-track rail upgrades to go ahead
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/06/2025
» The Ministry of Transport is pressing ahead with the second phase of double-track railway development with a total length of 1,249 kilometres and an estimated investment of 297.9 billion baht.
Opponents of SEC bill threaten protest
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/04/2025
» Opponents of the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) and the Land Bridge megaproject linking the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea have vowed to launch a protest on July 1 if the government proceeds with the plan.
Southern Economic Corridor still pursued as logistics boon
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/04/2025
» SURAT THANI: The government is pushing ahead with the plan to develop the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC), an economic and transport infrastructure development project that will provide a better connection between the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea while facilitating more vigorous economic development.
Schools close as air quality dips
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/01/2025
» Several schools across the capital have been forced to close as the concentration of PM2.5 pollutants across the city continued to increase to unhealthy levels on Monday.
B300bn allocated for six double-track railway projects
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/12/2024
» The Transport Ministry aims to invest almost 300 billion baht to expand a raft of double railway tracks next year.
Ministry to propose nine train projects
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/09/2024
» Nine railway projects, including the 357-kilometre second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train system, will be proposed for cabinet approval next month, according to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote.
Govt drawing up bill to get southern Thailand's Land Bridge going
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/09/2024
» The southern Land Bridge megaproject will move forward as the government is currently drafting the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill, which is required for the project to continue, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said on Monday.
Cabinet set to review Land Bridge bill 'in September'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/07/2024
» A draft of the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill is expected to be ready for submission to the cabinet by the end of September, as the government is keen to start the construction of the one-trillion-baht Land Bridge megaproject in 2026, according to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.