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Several state organisations have received orders from the Transport Ministry to improve rail transportation between Thailand, Laos and China.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob vehemently denied on Wednesday that he owned a construction firm that won 1 billion baht worth of projects from his ministry in the past two years.

The Buri Charoen Construction Co Ltd, which won projects worth over 1 billion baht from Transport Ministry, came under attack in Parliament with the opposition targeting Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Tuesday.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob was grilled by opposition MPs, who accused him of concealing his assets and allegedly using a nominee to hide ownership of a company to win ministry construction projects.

The Transport Ministry has ordered related organisations to get ready for a surge in daily arrivals once the country reopens fully on Wednesday.

The Civil Aviation Board yesterday (March 13) approved five relief measures proposed to ease the financial burden of airlines which have been reeling from impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob after a meeting.

The Department of Highways (DOH) and its subsidiary agencies are playing an active role in relieving the problem of water shortage in local communities and government organisations nationwide, as Thailand copes with one of the worst droughts in years.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has instructed the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to check on the financial status of all airlines operating in Thailand to see if they are in financial trouble.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has postponed the deadline for the Charoen Pokphand-led group to sign a contract with the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on a high-speed train project to October 25 from the previous October 15, pending the complete appointment of a new SRT board.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered the highway and rural roads departments to install rubber barriers instead of building road islands while building future new roads.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered state agencies to step up security in all modes of transportation in the wake of sporadic explosions that occurred on Friday morning.