BTSC mulls filing B30bn BMA lawsuit

The operator of the BTS skytrain is considering suing the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to collect about 30 billion baht in costs incurred from running the Green Line extensions, the train company’s chief operating officer said.

The deadline to pay the debt that has accumulated since the service began on the BMA-owned extensions expired on Wednesday.

Surapong Laoha-Unya, CEO of the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), said the issue had come to “the final destination”. The company’s legal unit has been assigned to seek legal remedies against the BMA and its business arm Krungthep Thanakhom, Mr Surapong said.

His warning came after BTSC representatives submitted a letter to City Hall reminding it of the 30 billion in debt incurred from hiring the company to operate the Green Line extensions and related expenses since April 2017.

The debt covers 9.6…