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BTS operator set to take legal action as BMA debt nears B38bn

Construction of the BTS Yellow Line, connecting Lat Phrao and Samrong, is underway. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Operation and maintenance costs owed to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), as the operator of the BTS skytrain, by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) are nearing 38 billion baht and may trigger further lawsuits, BTSC CEO Surapong Laoha-Unya said on Friday.

As of March 2022, debt incurred by the BMA for operation of the BTS skytrain has reached 37.14 billion baht. The sum consists of an estimated 18 billion baht for operation and maintenance, and almost 20 billion baht for electrical and mechanical installations.

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