Latest News in Thailand

Rail Link to Suvarnabhumi Airport Almost Completed A German company will manage the workings of the express rail line to Suvarnabhumi Airport from downtown Bangkok for its first few years of operation, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The SRT union has resisted an arrangement to create a new branch to run the [...]

Natural Gas Vehicles Big Hit in Thailand Currently there are nowaround 155,000 cars powered by compressed natural gas in Thailand and NGV sales have increased to 3,900 tons a day, state-owned oil and gas company PTT reported on Wednesday. Mr Punnachai Futrakul, PPT’s administrator supervising the natural gas marketplace for vehicles, said NGV conversions were [...]

Clean Running Natural Gas Buses for Bangkok The scheme by Bangkok transit authorities to acquire 4,000 natural gas powered buses will advance the public bus service for the public’s advantage, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said in his weekly YV and radio talk on Sunday. The cabinet assembly last week endorsed the Transport Ministry’s plan to [...]

Thai Political Veteran Sick and Tired of the Whole Mess Thailand’s Pracharaj Party leader Sanoh Thienthong said on Sunday that he is weary of political affairs and is in preparation to leave the political stage, claiming to be sickened by the entire mess. While speaking about former Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh’s return to politics by [...]

Bank of Thailand Publishes Hopeful Numbers Investment and consumption numbers in July improved over the preceding month, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) said on Monday. The central bank released a statement claiming “The overall economy in July was better than that in June. Signs of economic recovery were clearer but the investment sector would determine [...]

Mitsubishi Plugging Into Electric Car Revolution Mitsubishi Motors, The Japanese car maker has lobbied the Thai Industry Ministry for government support for manufacturing its lithium battery cars. Mitsubishi has recommend that the Industry ministry should push local manufacture toward battery-powered vehicles and add the product as a strategic direction for the nation’s 2010-2015 automotive plans. [...]

Thai Bank Issues Loans for Bio-Fuel The Thai Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has arranged to provide 30 billion baht loans to farmers who will grow fuel plants from which biodiesel and alcohol can be made as alternative energy this year, Ennoo Suesuwan, BAAC acting vice president, said on Friday. He spoke at [...]

Cheaper Diesel for Thai Drivers Drivers may once again take pleasure in cheaper diesel by two baht per liter starting next week. Diesel prices currently are 26.09 baht per liter at service stations operated by PTT, the nation’s largest diesel seller. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is backing a scheme by Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij for [...]

Burmese Bomb Rumors Thailand’s intelligence services are endeavoring to confirm reports that the Burmese military regime is constructing a nuclear reactor with hopes to create a nuclear bomb in five years. National Security Council chief Thawil Pliensri has arranged for intelligence officials to confirm the reports and stated yesterday that so far no evidence has [...]