The cabinet yesterday decided to drop the Orange Line mass-transit project from its meeting agenda due to insufficient information.
Earlier, former massage parlour tycoon Chuvit Kamolvisit alleged irregularities in the bidding for the project overseen by the Transport Ministry under Saksayam Chidchob of Bhumjaithai.
Before yesterday’s meeting, Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said the issue should not be put forward for cabinet consideration to avoid further complications until all related legal disputes have been finalised.
Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) won the bid to jointly invest with the government in the western section of the rail project, but a number of lawsuits challenging the bidding process were pending in court.
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