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BTSC may invest in Jakarta MRT

The company that runs Bangkok’s BTS skytrain network may invest in the construction of a rail-based mass rapid transit system for Jakarta.

This file photo from 2011 shows usual traffic congestion on a road in Jakarta. Thailand's BTSC may invest in an MRT system in the Indonesian capital. (EPA Photo).

Dr Anat Arbhabhirama, a director of the Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC), said that the company would first assess the business model of the Jakarta MRT before committing to the project.

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  • The Dark Side

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    Discussion 2 : 13 Mar 2013 at 19.102

    D#1 I think that if you look closer to what Coca Cola is doing in Burma is for business in Burma. It would be senseless to produce there and ship here...logistics and costs.

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    Discussion 1 : 13 Mar 2013 at 13.271

    The government will borrow huge amounts to get this same company to build/expand the train network here. The company will send it's income/profit from these projects out of Thailand and invest it in Indonesia and even other countries maybe. The government will borrow more for other mega projects and then put that money to develop a big port and industrial center in Burma. Nice Thaksinomics but, does the country as a whole really benefit from this? As infracture develops in Burma, companies will move manufacturing there rather than stay in Thailand. Coca Cola has already begun production in Burma.

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