Builder of high-speed railway to get more land

Mr Chula says the EEC Office is in talks with the contractor to jointly deal with their concerns in relation to the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic, which dealt a blow to the business sector.

The State Railway of Thailand will provide additional land to the builder of the high-speed rail system linking three airports by October, in a bid to speed up construction of this key transport infrastructure in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

"Authorities are in the process of removing oil and gas pipelines in areas between the Phaya Thai and Bang Sue areas of Bangkok," said Chula Sukmanop, secretary-general of the EEC Office.