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Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation hands report on Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district’s kinnaree street lights graft to National Anti-Corruption Commission The Department of Special Investigation has forwarded its investigation report on alleged corruption in awarding contracts worth 975 million baht for the installation of solar powered street lights in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district […]

Test run of Bangkok’s Yellow Line monorail starts The test run of Yellow Line monorail train in Lat Phrao – Samrong section has started since last Thursday (November 25) from the maintenance depot next to Sri Iam station in Bangkok’s Bang Na district, a news source has revealed. The monorail will run from Sri Iam […]

State projects set to boost Thailand’s 2022 construction income The domestic construction market is expected to grow by 6% to 850 billion baht next year, due to state infrastructure development projects and better economic prospects thanks to the speedy rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations, says Civil Engineering Plc. In addition to the government’s investments and its […]

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha calls for hearings on the future plan for Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong station Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has asked the Transport Ministry to quickly organise hearings to gauge the public’s opinion on the commercial development of Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong station, which will be closed in about three weeks. Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana […]

Full services begin along Bangkok’s State Railway of Thailand’s Red Line commuter service Fares from Baht 12-42, trains until midnight Commercial services began on the Red Line on Monday (29.11.2021) after four months of trial operation, with fares ranging from 12-42 baht. To improve passenger experience, the line’s operating hours have also been extended, with […]

Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong train station revamp ‘might take up to 3 years’ The State Railway of Thailand’s (SRT) plan to develop Hua Lamphong station and surrounding buildings for commercial use may have to wait for two or three years, pending new town planning regulations. A source at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Office of Town Planning […]