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High-speed rail projects face setbacks
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/12/2024
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Board has approved extending three contracts under the Thai Chinese high-speed rail project by up to two years, citing difficulties from land expropriation and the relocation of oil pipelines.
Pattaya approves monorail plan
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 05/09/2024
» Pattaya City has approved the plan to build an 11-kilometre monorail line that will run from the Thap Phraya intersection on the city’s west side to Nong Mai Kaen in the east.
Expropriation for Bangkok's new Orange Line to begin
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/08/2024
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is ready to expropriate land across seven communities in the Prachasongkhroh area of Bangkok's Din Daeng district to enable construction of the western route of the Orange Line electric railway system, it says.
Houses razed for new park
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/01/2023
» The last two houses in Pathumwananurak Park that stood in the area for 30 years have been taken down as the park prepares to open for public use.
First phase of high-speed train 'to finish in 2027'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2022
» The first phase of a high-speed train linking Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima will be completed in 2027, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri on Wednesday.
Ducati cop to stand trial
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/02/2022
» Prosecutors yesterday indicted Pol L/C Norawich Buadok for running over and killing a doctor while speeding through a zebra crossing on his motorbike on a busy street in Bangkok last month.
Work on new bridge across Chao Phraya to go ahead
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/07/2021
» The construction of a bridge across the Chao Phraya River, which has been stalled by land expropriation issues and legal hurdles stemming from the construction of the new parliament building nearby, is finally moving ahead, City Hall said yesterday.
New dam to address Northeast drought
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/02/2021
» CHAIYAPHUM: The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is building the Lam Nam Chi reservoir in Ban Khwao district of this northeastern province to help alleviate the chronic water shortage in the kingdom's northeastern region.
BMA backs land grab for flyover
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2020
» City Hall on Saturday defended its plan to expropriate land in Chatuchak district to make way for a planned flyover that would give buses a better connection to the nearby Don Muang tollway.
Smart City project a source of conflict
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/11/2020
» The row over a plan to purchase land from a community behind the old Mor Chit Bus Terminal to build an elevated road as part of a "smart city" project around the mass transit station has raised questions about the way the state spends taxpayer money on land expropriation.