THAI launches new Bangkok-Brussels route, builds confidence among travellers

BANGKOK, Nov 18 – Thai Airways International (THAI) launched new Bangkok-Brussels routes today, with the national flag carrier taking the opportunity to build confidence among foreign travellers during the nation’s continuing flood crisis. THAI President Piyasvasti Amranand spoke after flying back from Brussels Friday morning, bringing with him representatives of Belgium’s tourism sector, including tour […]

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Thai Government ‘will heed’ His Majesty’s advice : PM Yingluck

His Majesty the King’s advice to build waterways to protect Bangkok and its suburbs from inundation will be taken into consideration as a long-term measure, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday. His Majesty had made this suggestion after the 1980 and 1995 deluges. A committee overseeing the permanent drainage system will further study His Majesty’s […]

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Thailand Ministry of Transport Proposes Change in Bangkok Electric Train Project

Thailand’s Transport Ministry has proposed a change in the construction of the Bangkok Pink Line electric train route to use heavy rail instead of monorail, which will increase the budget to 62 billion baht. Transport Minister Air Chief Marshal Sukampon Suwannatat called a meeting of related agencies to discuss the ten planned electric train routes. […]

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