Infrastructure

Market Overview Thailand’s logistics performance significantly improved in 2018, owing to the massive investment in transport infrastructure and relevant legal reforms. According to the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index 2018, Thailand rose to the 32nd place in 2018 from 45th in 2016.Keep reading ...

A merger between CAT Telecom and TOT is unlikely to be completed by the original deadline of July, Minister of Digital Economy and Society Buddhipongse Punnakanta said, adding that the Cabinet would be asked to approve a 6-month extension of the deadline.“Originally we estimated that ...

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry through its legal panel is set to enter the arbitration process against SET-listed satellite service provider Thaicom for contractual breach in connection with satellite Thaicom 5.Thaicom 5 had a technical incident with the status notification system last December. ...

The Ministry of Transport has allowed all public transport, such as buses, trains and planes to resume to meet the people’s demand for travel, except to some provinces that had not ended the lockdown measures.Anon Luangboriboon, the ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, said that the move ...

The government has suggested that people defer inter-provincial travel, or travel only if it were necessary, as that would help slow or prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus.Phase 3 of the easing of lockdown measures, which comes into effect from June 1, permits inter-province ...

Domestic and international travel bans resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have grounded more than 66 per cent of the world’s passenger aircraft leaving governments scrambling to prevent airlines from going out of business.Globally governments have so far stumped up more than $85 billion in loans, ...

The cabinet on Tuesday resolved that cash-strapped Thai Airways International (THAI) would file for bankruptcy at the Central Bankruptcy Court in order to work out its rehabilitation plan.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said it was the best course to help the troubled airline back onto its ...

Full relaxation of Covid-19 regulations in transportation is not possible yet, as people need to follow social distancing and limit the use of transport, permanent secretary at the Interior Ministry, Chatchai Promlert, said on Sunday.The official reiterated the government’s plea to people to avoid travel ...

With extensive experience in family businesses, politics and regulation, Korkij Danchaivichit has a strong will to shore up Thailand Post as it weathers fierce competition from other courier services.Mr Korkij started work as chief executive of the postal service on March 2, becoming the first ...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Monday (April 6) decided to further extend the ban on passenger flights to the Kingdom from 00.01am of April 7 to 11.59pm of April 18.CAAT had initially prohibited all aircraft from entering Thailand for three days, from ...