18 hours ago, webfact said:

The official who helped oversee the project,

from his new luxury home in Dubai, said, 'I've had my commission, it's nothing to do with me now.'

Maybe CP then will use the extended license to generate some money to stop the haze in and around Chiang Mai. Nobody in the real world would believe, that the chicken kings are into railways ......... that's a new one - and nobody actually knew about it (like most other sleazy deals in the land). 

Save business people are always looking for ways to increase revenues so CP is not doing anything unusual. But capitalism says that when a company prices themselves out of what the market would bear there should be enough potential profit for another provider (or several smaller ones) to step in. If none of these players exist there are ways to encourage new players to stand up enterprises that could fill the void....oh....wait....that would require political leadership. Never mind...my bad.