Complex sentence: In August 2016, according to the Transport Minister Arkom Termpittayapaisith, Thai and Japan discussed the construction plans for the high-speed train that link Bangkok and Chiang Mai and Japan has agreed to use the Shinkansen as its bullet train model.
Split into simpler sentences: In August 2016, according to the Transport Minister Arkom Termpittayapaisith, Thailand and Japan discussed construction plans for the high-speed train to link Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Japan agreed to use the Shinkansen as its bullet train model.