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Blue plates for EVs ‘to aid emergency response’

The Ministry of Transport will introduce blue number plates for electric vehicles by the end of this year, with the colour intended to improve emergency response.

Bangkok Post

Master plan for the South up to board

The cabinet has approved letting a southern development board draft a regional master plan, shifting the focus from the proposed Land Bridge megaproject to transport connectivity, economic development and public participation.

Bangkok Post

Three state agency accounts frozen after vehicle data leaks

Three government agency user accounts with access to the Ministry of Transport database have been suspended after authorities detected suspicious activities, Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat said on Wednesday.

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Government fine-tuning EV promotion plan

The Thai government is reviewing a 24-billion-baht plan to replace up to 80,000 ageing commercial vehicles with EVs and evaluating whether it should ‌be extended to cover passenger electric vehicle purchases as part of the country’s energy-transition efforts.

Bangkok Post

Millions await welfare review

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered an extension to the appeal period for applicants rejected from the state welfare card programme.

Bangkok Post

Govt denies rail termination

The government has denied reports that it has already decided to terminate the public-private partnership contract for the high-speed rail project linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao airports.

Bangkok Post

Ground at Purple Line site 'stable'

Ground movement at the Bangkok Purple Line South construction site has stabilised after last week’s tunnel water leak, and unaffected roads are expected to reopen within a week, the Ministry of Transport reported on Monday.

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Water leaks into under-construction Bangkok subway tunnel

Water has leaked into the Purple Line subway tunnel under construction beneath the Wong Wian Yai intersection in Thon Buri district of Bangkok.

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Transport projects 'safe' despite budget

Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat on Tuesday assured the House of Representatives that key transport and logistics projects would continue despite a budget cut of more than 23 billion baht.

Bangkok Post

Moving beyond tech dependency

Thailand's ambition to become a regional digital hub has raised a central policy question: whether to prioritise expanding public access to artificial intelligence or build the foundations to develop it.

Bangkok Post

Rail system restructuring proposal heads to cabinet

The Transport Ministry will today (Tuesday) seek cabinet approval in principle for a plan to place Bangkok's electric rail network under a single management model overseen by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA).

Bangkok Post

Land Bridge a huge political risk for Bhumjaithai

The much-vaunted Land Bridge project, once marketed as a transformative mega-development that would redefine Thailand’s role in global trade, risks becoming a political liability for the ruling Bhumjaithai Party. What was initially presented as a bold national vision now appears mired in uncertainty, resistance and wavering political commitment.

Bangkok Post

Collision freight train violated day ban, says minister

The freight train that hit a passenger bus in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon, killing eight people and injuring many more, was in violation of the ban on entering Bangkok during the day, according to Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat.

Bangkok Post

Video: 8 killed, over 20 injured as freight train crashes into bus in Bangkok

At least eight people were killed and more than 20 injured after a freight train collided with a public bus at a railway crossing in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Saturday, AP reported.

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Thai prime minister acknowledges flood response failures as death toll rises to 162

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has outlined recovery and compensation plans for the southern part of the country, where severe flooding has killed at least 162 people

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Trump pressures Thailand to recommit to Cambodia ceasefire with ‘threat of tariffs’

Bangkok had earlier said it was suspending ceasefire, accusing Cambodia of laying landmines along the border

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