Bangkok Pink Line Monorail Begins Service with Free Rides

The Pink Line monorail testing the train between Bang Chan Station and Setthabut Bamphen Station
The Pink Line monorail testing the train between Bang Chan Station and Setthabut Bamphen Station. Photo: Tarmashiba. CC BY-SA 4.0.

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Pink Line Monorail has begun its operations, connecting Khae Rai to Min Buri across a 34.5-kilometer stretch with 30 stations. Bangkok-Nonthaburi [Read More…]

Bangkok Yellow Line Monorail to Start Trial Run on Saturday

Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300. Bangkok Yellow Line No.YM11 Under testing from Sri Udom station to Suan Luang Ro 9 station.
Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300. Bangkok Yellow Line No.YM11 Under testing from Sri Udom station to Suan Luang Ro 9 station. Photo: Oum13928.

BANGKOK, June 2 (TNA) – The Lat Phrao – Samrong Yellow Line monorial will start the one-month trial run, offering free rides for commuters from [Read More…]

Thailand launches third phase of GPO’s inactivated COVID vaccine trials

Scientist working on ChulaCov19 COVID-19 vaccine
Scientist working on ChulaCov19 COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Chulalongkorn University.

Thailand’s Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) launched the third phase of human trials of its COVID HXP-GPOVac on 4,000 volunteers today (Friday), after the success of [Read More…]

Tak Bai and Krue Se incidents to be raised in Thaksin’s libel trial against House Speaker

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra lighting a candle
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra lighting a candle. Photo: Thaksin Shinawatra / Facebook.

The Krue Se and Tak Bai massacres in Thailand’s south in 2004, during Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s administration, are set to be revisited in the [Read More…]

‘ChulaCov19’ Thailand’s first COVID-19 vaccine to enter third phase of trials

“ChulaCov19” Thailand’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Has Been Tested on Humans
“ChulaCov19” Thailand’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Has Been Tested on Humans. Photo: Chulalongkorn University.

Chulalongkorn University’s Centre of Excellence in Vaccine Research and Development expects to register its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, known as ChulaCOV-19, mid-next year. Kiat Raxrungtham, head [Read More…]