"Transport"

Several state organisations have received orders from the Transport Ministry to improve rail transportation between Thailand, Laos and China.

Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), a subsidiary of the BTS Group, has received “Transport Deal of the Year” award under “The Asset Triple A Infrastructure Awards 2022” from The Asset, Asia's leading financial magazine, according to the success of the issuance of its green bonds worth 10.2 billion baht.

The Buri Charoen Construction Co Ltd, which won projects worth over 1 billion baht from Transport Ministry, came under attack in Parliament with the opposition targeting Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Tuesday.

The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for cash-strapped public bus operator Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to borrow 7.516 billion baht.

All transport agencies have been instructed to strictly follow traffic and safety guidelines as well as apply Covid-prevention rules during the upcoming long weekends this month.

Thailand and France – a vital European Union member with significant trade and investment potential – have a long relationship. Trade between the two countries has always been strong and France is significant to Thailand’s economy. While the Thai private sector has invested in France, there are currently over 280 French companies doing business in Thailand.

The World Bank on Wednesday approved $1.03 billion of financing to help improve regional trade in Nepal and Bangladesh by reducing trade and transport costs and transit time along the regional corridors.

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is celebrating His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 70th birthday with a special steam train route on July 28.

More people are opting for travel by train as their preferred mode of transport due to high fuel prices. As health concerns caused by Covid-19 are diminishing, people are commuting more often, but higher fuel prices have increased the cost of daily commutes in their own vehicle.

Private bus operators will reduce services by 80 per cent from July 1 due to the high fuel price while the state-run interprovincial bus operator, Transport Company, vowed to keep operating at the same price.

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul presided over “Thailand Moving Together: Hug, Eat, Fly, Travel, Live Together” meet and greet session and hosted a public hearing with operators in tourism and transport sectors examining ways to make the transition to the endemic phrase of Covid-19, allowing increasing numbers of tourists to enter the kingdom.

Is petrol too costly? No problem, ride your buffalo. And this is exactly what a Nakhon Ratchasima resident did recently.