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Trade pact faces day of reckoning

Trade pact faces day of reckoning Trade pact faces day of reckoning Cabinet to mull report on whether to join CPTPP agreement, though critics say it must make out a strong case first published : 28 Jun 2021 at 04:44 Tanee: Concerns remain From time to time over the past few years, the government was asked whether it had secretly given the green light for Thailand to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Once again last month, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, chairman of the International Economic Policy Committee studying the kingdom s readiness, said the cabinet had not decided.

Consumer group slams skytrain plan

Consumer group slams skytrain plan published : 31 May 2021 at 04:30 It says the fare cap in the proposal will be a burden to passengers. The TCC said the extension which will see fares for trips on the Green Line capped at their current ceiling of 65 baht will add to the public s financial woes. As the owner of the Green Line, BMA is looking to offer the BTSC, the line s current operator, a 30-year extension on its concession to operate the main section of the Green Line, which is due to expire on 2029. Under its proposal, the BMA will offer the extension in exchange of BTSC shouldering its debts of almost 100 billion baht.

Train fares decision can wait: TCC

news Train fares decision can wait: TCC The Bangkok Post Consumers urge BMA to share details © The Bangkok Post The Thailand Consumers’ Council (TCC) has launched a campaign to halt the cabinet’s plan to rethink the extension of concessions and cheap fares on the BTS skytrain Green Line. Saree Aongsomwang, secretary-general of the newly established consumer protection body, said reviewing the 30-year extension was not an urgent issue and the cabinet should first ask the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to provide details about its proposal. The move follows reports the cabinet would review the lengthy concessionary status of the new electric train service and its capped fare hikes. The suggestion the cabinet was having second thoughts about the BTS Green Line concession and fares emerged last November after the government turned down the BMA’s request to renew the BTS Group’s favoured status.

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