The construction of the Orange Line is underway on Ramkhamhaeng Road in Bangkok. (Bangkok Post file photo)
BTS Group Holdings Plc on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to intervene in its legal dispute with Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) over the opening of new bidding for the western section of the MRT Orange Line.
BTS Group Holdings is the majority shareholder in Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of the BTS Skytrain and the Bangkok BRT.
It was one of the two contenders participating in the first round of bidding for the project, which was eventually cancelled by the MRTA on Feb 3.
In a letter signed by BTS chairman Keeree Kanjanapas, dated March 8, the company asked Gen Prayut to order the suspension of the new bidding initiated by MRTA, and launch an…
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