Transport infrastructure and facilities

The government may scrap three high-speed rail projects after being spurned by private investors, a source at the Transport Ministry said.They are the Bangkok-Chiang Mai, Bangkok-Surat Thani and Rayong-Trat projects. The source said a high-speed train project linking Bangkok with the northern province of Chiang ...

Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group plans to build a huge commercial and residential complex in the beach city of Pattaya, the Nikkei Asian Review has learned, a project expected to boost profitability of a $7.3 billion high-speed rail line that the company has been chosen ...

Thailand and Laos have sealed an agreement to upgrade a road and build a rail extension worth over 3 billion baht to boost cross-border economic cooperation, according to the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda).Keep reading ...

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said Thailand achieved an effective implementation of standards score of 65.07%, which exceeds the minimum pass threshold of 60% set by United Nations’ aviation watchdog. Keep reading ...

Despite Thailand’s vow to rely on domestic funding as it expands its network of high-speed railways, it could soon accept the offer of a low-interest loan from the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM), raising concerns about whether the country is on the verge of falling ...

Thailand’s Ministry of Transport is set to reopen services on the Aranyaprathet – Poi Pet railway connecting Thailand’s and Cambodia’s rail networks.Thailand’s Minister of Transport, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, led a team of ministerial executives to follow up on the construction and facilities management at Ban Khlong ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has proposed Thailand invest in the construction of three mass transit routes worth 100 billion baht to ease congestion and accommodate growth in and around Bangkok.Keep reading ...

A consortium led by Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) has asked to put off Thursday’s talks with the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) over a high-speed rail project linking three major airports. The talks are likely to begin next Thursday. Keep reading ...

The Transport Ministry is planning to set up train assembly plants in the Northeast to east Thailand’s heavy dependence on train imports in a move to slash government spending on new rolling stock 10-fold.Keep reading ...

Preparations have been underway for the opening of the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge linking Thailand’s Mae Sot district and Myanmar’s border city of Myawaddy on Tuesday. Therdkiat Chinsoranand, the mayor of Nakhon Mae Sot Municipality, on Sunday inspected the preparations. The construction of the bridge, ...