Bidding Process of Northern Railway Projects Riddled with Complaints

The bidding process for railway projects worth 128 billion baht in Northern and Northeast Thailand could be marred by alleged irregularities, a seminar heard. The issue was discussed during an online seminar held by the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) Thursday.

At the centre of the controversy are the 323-kilometre northern section from Den Chai to Chiang Rai’s Chiang Kong and the 355-km northeastern section between Khon Kaen’s Ban Phai and Nakhon Phanom.

The Den Chai-Chiang Khong project, valued at 72.9 billion baht, the Den Chai – Chiang Rai – Chiang Khong Railway is a proposed new railway in Northern Thailand.

The railway would branch off from the current Bangkok-Chiang Mai Railway at Den Chai, towards Chiang Rai, and then Chiang Khong on the Thailand-Laos border.

While the northeastern Ban Phai-Nakhon Phanom route, worth 55.4 billion baht,…