Cabinet approves B82bn for Orange Line

The cabinet on Tuesday approved construction of a 82-billion-baht rail line in Bangkok, part of a larger infrastructure push by the government as it seeks to revive a sluggish economy.

It follows the approval last month of two new rail lines in the traffic-clogged capital, which currently has three skytrain lines and one underground line.

The proposed 21.2-kilometre Orange Line will connect central Bangkok to the city's eastern suburbs. The cost of the project has been lowered by almost 14% from an earlier estimate.

The central bank on March 23 cut its 2016 growth forecast for South East Asia's second largest economy to 3.1%.