BANGKOK, March 21 – Thailand’s Transport Minister Sophon Zarum on Monday said the Thailand-China Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation has approved a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the construction of a Bangkok-Nong Khai high speed train route as proposed by his ministry. The minister said the initial draft was approved by a joint committee […]
The Transport Ministry permanent secretary says the launch of the Red Line BTS train service from Bang Sue to Taling Chan is likely to be postponed after problems concerning land expropriation caused a significant delay in construction. Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary Supoj Sublom disclosed that progress in the construction of the Red Line Skytrain, connecting […]
Phatthalung – A cargo train crashed into a passenger train parked at the provincial station here Friday night, hurling a carriage to hit another passenger train, train officials said. The accident occurred at the Phatthalung station at 10:30 pm. The engine of the cargo train broke down, causing the train to block the railway. When […]
BANGKOK, 27 December 2010 (NNT) – Permanent Secretary for Transport Supoj Saplom has vowed to improve the Airport Rail Link system before it begins full operation on January 4th next year. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT), along with the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) and the Mass Rapid Transit Authority […]
BANGKOK, Nov 27 — A high-speed train project, a planned joint investment project between Thailand and China, which will link between the Thai capital and Nong Khai province bordering Laos is expected to be completed in late 2015, said Supoj Saplom, permanent secretary for Thai Transport Ministry. Mr Supoj said after a meeting of the […]
BANGKOK, 18 October 2010 (NNT) – The State Railway of Thailand has canceled part of its northeastern and northern train services in light of flood. The State Railway of Thailand yesterday disclosed that it had canceled part of its services to and from the Northeast and the North. All services north of Nakorn Sawan have […]
BANGKOK, 3 October 2010 (NNT) – A bomb went off at Raman train station in Yala Province, injuring three police officers and a local. Authorities said the incident was caused by those with ill intention in the area. Yala provincial police’s bomb disposal team, together with local authorities, inspected the site of the explosion which […]
The man who gained widespread internet notoriety after rushing the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch procession to light a cigarette has been found dead in Thailand last week. Ratchaburi, the 29th of August 2010: Jordan Ashley Krull [26] was found dead in Thailand’s Central province of Ratchaburi on Tuesday last week. Krull, discovered dead 500 meters […]
