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Agency to manage rail link due soon
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 01/03/2018
» The Transport Ministry will be able to conclude initial details for an independent agency to manage the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project from Bangkok to Nong Khai in two months' time, says Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn.
Gas-fuelled buses ready to roll on five Bangkok routes
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 27/03/2018
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will begin using 100 natural gas for vehicle (NGV) buses Tuesday on five routes in the capital, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith says.
More promises after latest deadly crash
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 28/03/2018
» A disastrous double-decker bus crash in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khieo district last Wednesday night which killed 18 passengers and left more than 30 injured has prompted the Transport Ministry to consider issuing a complete ban on such vehicles from operating on provincial and long-distance routes.
Deal signed to set Thai rail standards
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 10/03/2018
» The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) to establish a set of engineering standards for upcoming railway projects countrywide.
Railway projects build head of steam
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 12/03/2018
» Aside from the surge of upcoming electric train projects in Bangkok, the government has also been boosting the construction of several provincial train routes across the country, many of which have previously been delayed.
Govt ready to scrap region border checks
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 15/03/2018
» Thailand has supported the Cross Border Transport Agreement (CBTA) and is ready to eliminate border inspection stops to let foreign vehicles and ships travelling from countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region into the country, says Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
New party aims to cure core problems
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 19/03/2018
» Head of the newly formed New Palangdharma Party, Rawee Machamadon, has floated his party's possible manifesto for upcoming elections, vowing to tackle the issues that are rendering the Thais "dumb, sick and poor".
New key party opposes outsider PM
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 16/03/2018
» The first official policy of a progressive party launched by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the scion of Thailand's biggest auto parts group, is that it will oppose an "outsider prime minister" in the coming election, it said.
Ministry, cops team up for air accidents
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 20/03/2018
» The Ministry of Transport and Royal Thai Police on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to improve aircraft accident investigations.
AoT to hire help in asset probe
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/03/2018
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) is set to hire an outside company to investigate the assets of 13 former yellow-shirt co-leaders to cover the damages resulting from their protest that led to the closure of Suvarnabhumi airport 10 years ago, a Transport Ministry source said.