Infrastructure
Overcoming The Infodemic In ASEAN
Spreading at least as quickly as the COVID-19 virus, an ‘infodemic’ has infected large swaths of media and information exchange across ASEAN. Massive amounts of information, including rumours, misinformation and disinformation have reached millions of people who are hoping to understand how to stay safe ...
EEC panel okays additional Bt2.7 billion for land expropriation for airports high-speed rail link
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee on Monday approved an additional budget of Bt2.17 billion for land expropriation for the high-speed rail project linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said.“The State Railway of Thailand, which is responsible for the ...
The Nation Reporter
International transit, transfer flights can land in Suvarnabhumi: CCSA
From March 1, international transit and transfer flights will be allowed to land in Thailand, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said.“It is part of measures to help airlines and is based on a decision made by the CCSA on February 22,” Transport Minister ...
The Nation Reporter
Speed limit will be raised to 120kph in April
The speed limit for roads with four lanes or more will be raised from 90 kilometres per hour to 120kph, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Friday.He said the new speed limit should be announced in the Royal Gazette by April, after a study by ...
The Nation Reporter
Airports of Thailand revises passenger traffic forecasts downward through to 2024
Airports of Thailand (AOT) has revised downward its passenger forecasts for its financial years through to 2024, due to the continuing impact of COVID-19 on traffic.AOT now expects to serve 31.9 million passengers in fiscal year 2021 (to 30 September), having previously projected 47.91 million. ...
BTS fares remain unchanged
Passengers are not being charged fares for some 26 BTS stations, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said on Tuesday. The free stations are on the BTS Green Line, from Bearing to Kheha and from Mo Chit to Khu Khot. Bangkok’s Skytrain system covers 61 stations ...
The Nation Reporter
BoI privileges considered for investors in Bt846m cross-border transport centre in Nakhon Phanom
The Board of Investment (BoI) has agreed in principle to a public-private partnership project to build a cross-border transport centre in Nakhon Phanom to promote border trade between Thailand and Laos, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Wednesday.“The project, to be overseen by the Department ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand’s home internet fastest in the world
Broadband connections in Thailand are the fastest in the world, the latest Speedtest Global Index shows.In December alone, Thailand topped the list with broadband speeds averaging at 308.35 megabits per second (mbps), overtaking Singapore and Hong Kong, where the internet speeds average at 245.31mbps and ...
The Nation Reporter
Panel approves airport expansion
A panel in charge of upgrading Suvarnabhumi airport has approved a major development scheme worth nearly 60 billion baht to support the post-Covid-19 recovery of air travel demand.Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, the committee’s vice chairman, recently said the development project comprises the construction of three ...
Supoj Wancharoen
The future of transportation in Thailand and potential for mobility transformation
For centuries, Thailand has played a pivotal role in Asia as a hub for transport and connectivity, both internally through the development of urban and rural networks, and externally by linking neighbouring countries. It is therefore not surprising that considerations concerning mobility should play such ...
Bangkok Post Reporter