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Anutin admits to difficulties in solving the Green Line train issues

Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul chats with Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sitthipun after holding a talk on February 19.

Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul admitted today (Tuesday) that solving the Green Line train issue, which involves massive debt, concession contracts and legal disputes, is complicated and difficult and will take time to resolve.

This statement was made after Anutin met with Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt for a discussion on the BTS issue.

The Interior Ministry is involved because its agency, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRT), invested in the infrastructure of the two extensions of the Green Line train, or BTS. One extension is from Bearing station to Keha in Samut Prakan and the other is from Mor Chit to Khu Khot in Pathum Thani.

The military junta invoked Section 44 of the Executive Decree to order the MRT to transfer the two extensions to the…

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