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PM urges talks in city rail dispute

PM urges talks in city rail dispute

Bidders want MRTA to scrap changes

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, left, receives a briefing on the Orange Line construction under Ramkhamhaeng Road in Bangkok in March last year. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is urging parties who are disputing cancellation of the bidding for the MRT’s Orange Line western extension to come together for talks.

“Although I have no authority to intervene in these matters, I want all state agencies involved in the process to figure out a way out of these problems without causing any negative legal repercussions,” the prime minister said on Wednesday.

Gen Prayut’s remarks were an apparent reference to Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC), one of the…

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