Tag: Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan
Transport Ministry inspects Bangkok roads to prevent sinkhole
BANGKOK, 6 August 2012 – The Transport Ministry has begun inspection of roads that were flooded in Bangkok last year to make sure...
Government speeds up measures to ease Suvarnabhumi congestion
BANGKOK, July 27 – Thailand’s air transport-related agencies are speeding up measures to reduce congestion at the capital’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, Civil Aviation Department...
Minister orders probe of Suvarnabhumi power system failure
BANGKOK, June 22 -- In an attempt to restore confidence among airlines and passengers following Thursday’s power system failure at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Transport...
Logistics in Laem Chabang Port to Be Expanded in the Next...
BANGKOK, 18 June 2012 – The Laem Chabang Port in Chon Buri province has proposed the third phase of its logistics development to facilitate...
Thailand, Cambodia launch direct bus services linking Bangkok, Phnom Penh
BANGKOK, June 15 – Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday launched direct bus services linking Bangkok and Phnom Penh via the Aranyaprathet-Poipet border crossing,...
THAI appoints Priewpan, Areepong vice chairmen of audit committee
BANGKOK, 24 May 2012 – The Thai Airways International (THAI) has named National Police Chief Priewpan Damapong and Permanent Secretary for Finance Areepong...
Transport Ministry: BKK-Chiang Mai high speed rail ready by 2018
BANGKOK, 22 May 2012 – The Transport Minister has expressed confidence that the first high speed railway connecting Bangkok and Chiang Mai will...
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Collapsing the 60 days visa exemption only a partial answer
The Thai premier has called for a reduction in the two months’ visa exempt stamp which currently applies to over 90 percent of all...
Foreign rider on 1000cc motorcycle crashes into power pole after hitting speed bump in...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A serious motorcycle accident occurred in the Chaloem Phrakiat 3 area of Pattaya, when a large Kawasaki 1000cc motorcycle lost control...
Suspect arrested for robbing Russian tourist at gunpoint in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Russian tourist recently fell victim to a robbery in the heart of Pattaya when a suspect, armed with a firearm,...
Bug in driver’s eye causes rear-end motorcycle collision in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A motorcycle collision on the Huay Kai Nao - Ban Dan Phajon Road in the Khao Mai Kaew sub-district, East Pattaya,...
Indian tourist injured by homeless man with knife in Pattaya; authorities urged to address...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 34-year-old Indian tourist, identified as Mr. Shrutikkumar Rajnikant Patel, was attacked by a homeless man wielding a knife in the...