Logistics

Facing tremendous competition from South and Southeast Asian destinations, Thailand has been forced to rely on heavy-duty discounting to maintain its market share and visitor arrival numbers out of the UK.

The long-delayed Airport Rail Link project, providing direct rail service to and from Suvarnabhumi Airport, will start providing free service to the public from this December 5 which coincides with the birthday celebrations of His Majesty the King, said State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Governor Yuthana Tupcharoen.

Train workers have been on a strike for nearly a week causing 13 trains to stop operating. Train drivers are refusing to drive the trains because they feel that the trains do not meet safety standards.

Bridges and underpasses may soon be built in Pattaya to ease traffic on four sections of Sukhumvit Road. Pattaya City has employed King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Integrated Engineering Consultants Company and Boonpunya Technology Company to conduct an investigation to find solutions to help solve the traffic problems in four areas of Sukhumvit Road, including North Pattaya, Pattaya Klang, South Pattaya and Thepprasit Road.