Tag: Chadchart Sittipunt
Govt assures high speed train route would reach Nong Khai
BANGKOK, 14 Oct 2014, The government has reaffirmed that the high speed train, part of its 2.2 trillion baht infrastructure development projects, will reach...
Transport Minister rebukes police proposal to ban cars of over 7...
BANGKOK, 14 October 2013 Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt had strongly rebuked the Metropolitan Police Bureau’s proposal to the government about not permitting cars of...
Chadchart reveals train project linking Laos, China and Thailand
BANGKOK, 11 October 2013 Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt has revealed a train project linking Lao PDR, China and Thailand. ...
Nakhon Ratchasima to be proposed, developed as ‘Second Bangkok’
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Oct 10 - The government will propose this northeastern city to become the second Bangkok and develop it as the centre of...
Chadchart: Infrastructure project will cut logistics cost by 260 billion baht...
BANGKOK, 21 September 2013 The Transport Minister said the government’s 2-trillion-baht infrastructure project will help reduce the country’s logistics cost by up to 260...
After THAI incident, Suvarnabhumi Airport to get new runway
Heavy traffic at Suvarnabhumi Airport and Sunday’s incident with a disabled Thai Airways International aircraft which closed a runway for three days compels the...
Northern rail track repairing commences today
LAMPANG, 16 Sep 2013 The State Railway of Thailand starts repairing the northern rail tracks today, with a schedule to complete the works within...
Chadchart: 2-trillion-baht project must be pushed forward
BANGKOK, 15 September 2013 Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt says the government’s 2-trillion-baht infrastructure project must be pushed forward in order to trigger the economy. ...
Nine-day road blockade in South costs Bt3 billion
BANGKOK, Sept 5 – The blockade of roads in Thailand’s southern region since August 27 by rubber growers’ protesting falling rubber prices has cost...
Latest Stories
Three Chinese women rescued from alleged captivity in Pattaya-area house
PATTAYA, Thailand – Three Chinese women were rescued from a house in Banglamung after allegedly being lured to Thailand for entertainment work before being...
Pattaya rocked by thunder, floods, blackouts and dangerous roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya was hit by a day of increasingly difficult weather conditions on September 23, with torrential rain bringing widespread flooding while...
Pattaya beach vendors call for more parking to bring tourists back
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya beach umbrella and lounger operators gathered at Pattaya City Hall on September 23 to raise concerns over a shortage of...
Pattaya roads vanish under rising floodwater after torrential rain
PATTAYA, Thailand – Torrential rain swept across Pattaya on September 23, rapidly flooding several roads and leaving cars and motorcycles stranded as authorities moved...
East Pattaya faces more flooding, worst may still be ahead
PATTAYA, Thailand – With more heavy rain forecast through the weekend, East Pattaya is also seeing rapidly rising water, prompting authorities to restrict traffic...