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Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
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Govt denies rail termination

On Oct 24, 2019, acting head of the State Railway of Thailand Worawut Mala, left, and Charoen Pokphand Group CEO Suphachai Chearavanont shake hands with signed contracts for the high-speed train linking three airports at Government House. Chanat Katanyu

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.

Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat said on Tuesday that terminating the contract was only one of several options the Transport Ministry would submit to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee, with no final decision yet made.

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