Thai tycoon’s global consortium to bid for rail job

Dhanin Chearavanont, chairman and CEO of Thailands Charoen Pokphand Group, arrives at the 16th Nikkei Global Management Forum in Tokyo on November 12, 2014. Dhanin Chearavanont spoke at Japanese businessmen during a two-day business forum. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA

US$6.8bil project to link three international airports in the country

BANGKOK: Billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont’s (pic) Charoen Pokphand Group is teaming up with companies from Asia and Europe to bid for a 225 billion-baht (US$6.8bil) high-speed rail link connecting three international airports in Thailand.