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BTS operator threatens to sue City Hall over skytrain debt

BTS operator threatens to sue City Hall over skytrain debt

Firm says BMA has ignored B30-billion bill for operating mass transit extension

A girl and her father enjoy a ride on the Green Line extension to Khu Khot station on Jan 17 this year. The BTS operator is still waiting for the money owed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and Krungthep Thanakhom. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)

The operator of the BTS skytrain is considering suing the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to collect some 30 billion baht in costs incurred from running the Green Line extension, its chief operating officer said on Friday.

A deadline to pay the debts that have accumulated since service began on the BMA-owned extension expired on Wednesday.

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