1 - 10 of 27 results for "bullet trains"

  1. 1. learning | 29 Aug 2012

    Skytrain: More riders, more trains, longer lines

    About transportation

    By Jon Fernquest

    » More people riding Bangkok's Skytrain to get to places faster so business is profitable & more trains, more train lines to be added soon.

  2. 2. news | 14 May 2013

    Indonesia scraps women-only trains

    By Online Reporters

    » Indonesia’s state railway company has cancelled its women-only trains, after running the service for barely more than six months.

  3. 3. learning | 15 May 2013

    Cheap air flights vs. fast trains: Which wins?

    About transportation

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Costing over 2 trillion baht, high-speed rail unlikely to win customers from cheap & fast airlines. Sightseeing & some cargo, main use for trains.

  4. 4. news | 19 Apr 2013

    Cheaper airport link trains sought

    » Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt has ordered SRT Electrified Train Co Ltd (SRTET) to seek less expensive trains to add to the Airport Rail Link.

  5. 5. news | 28 Mar 2013

    Bullet ruled out as Bon Kai death cause

    By Achara Ashayagachat, Newspaper section: News

    » Thanuthat Asawasirimankong, who was shot in Bon Kai during the 2010 crackdown on red shirts, died from an illness unrelated to his bullet wound, a court has ruled.

  6. 6. news | 28 Mar 2013

    Judge in Sarkozy probe receives bullet in post

    By AFP

    » The judge who charged former president Nicolas Sarkozy with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman has received a bullet and a death threat in the post, say lawyers.

  7. 7. news | 03 Apr 2013

    Northern train line resumes

    By Online Reporters

    » All trains to Chiang Mai and the North have resumed normal service after the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) repaired damaged tracks in Lampang.

  8. 8. learning | 28 Jun 2012

    High-speed trains to replace cars, trucks

    About transportation

    By Jon Fernquest

    » 82-83% of Thai transport still by roads. Shift to more efficient railway transportation for goods & passengers focus of study.

  9. 9. learning | 22 Dec 2011

    Investment: Flood prevention & high-speed trains

    About business

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Former Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij explains how Chinese sovereign wealth funds & improved use of Thai savings could make these a reality.

  10. 10. learning | 26 Feb 2013

    Mass transit: 60 million baht for your land?

    About transportation

    By Jon Fernquest

    » To build electric trains some people will lose their land. Rumours swirl about who it will be & possible huge payoffs from govt.

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