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Samui expressway plan receives boost
News, Published on 20/12/2025
» Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has announced significant progress on the Samui Expressway Project following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at integrating national utility systems into the development.
Expressway projects in pipeline
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/09/2025
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) plans 11 new expressway projects covering 170 kilometres, with a total investment exceeding 273 billion baht to expand nationwide connectivity.
BEM’s 17th Conquering TCAS Inspires Thai Students
Published on 05/09/2025
» Bangkok, September 5, 2025 - Throughout the journey of the “BEM Conquering TCAS” project, stories have been passed down from generation to generation, with word of mouth spreading each year’s experience. The programme has consistently received overwhelming feedback from students who joined in past editions. It has become BEM’s flagship annual project—BEM being Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited—dedicated to supporting education and creating equal opportunities for high school students in Bangkok and nearby provinces. Moreover, the project extends its reach nationwide through online channels, giving students across all four regions the chance to prepare confidently for their path into university.
Uni condom project gains momentum
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/07/2025
» In the quiet corners of Kasetsart University's Bang Khen campus -- inside male toilets, the canteen's restroom, and student activity buildings -- an unusual yet increasingly essential amenity has quietly appeared: boxes filled with condoms.
Government defends cost of new transport ministry HQ
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/05/2025
» The government has pushed back against criticism from the opposition People’s Party of the 3.8-billion-baht budget for a new 22-storey Ministry of Transport headquarters, calling the project a necessary long-term investment to address serious infrastructure and operational shortcomings.
MP questions price of new transport ministry HQ
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/05/2025
» The main opposition People's Party (PP) questioned the necessity to spend 3.83 billion baht to fund the planned construction of a new office building for the Transport Ministry, set to begin in the next fiscal year.
Human error blamed for Bangkok road beam collapse tragedy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/05/2025
» Human error has been identified as the primary cause of the beam collapse on the under-construction Rama III–Dao Khanong–Outer Ring Road Expressway on March 15, according to the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat).
Feuds blamed for plantation killings
News, Published on 13/05/2025
» More than 100 police officers are searching for at least three suspects involved in the shooting and burning of a palm oil plantation overseer and two staff members in Trang's Sikao district, in an incident believed to have resulted from a dispute. Authorities have also uncovered a fourth burned and buried body in the vicinity.
Suriya denies secret rail deals
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/03/2025
» Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has denied the opposition’s allegations that the government is secretly trying to seal two “super deals” worth more than 100 billion baht with the concessionaire for the long-delayed high-speed rail project linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports.
Collapse deaths on Rama II Road prompt lawsuit
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/03/2025
» The Ministry of Transport and the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) have filed civil and criminal charges against a contractor after a beam on the Rama III-Dao Khanong Expressway collapsed during construction last Saturday on Rama II Road, killing six and injuring 24 others.