A century ago Phrae was known as Thailand’s teak capital, having drawn half a dozen European timber companies to log the North’s then abundant teak reserves to ship abroad for use in steamers, train compartments and as a floor veneer. Not much is left of Thailand’s natural teak forests today – in 1991 there were […]
Continue ReadingIt says the changes may have contributed to the March 8 blaze at the hotel which killed two people. City officials in Klong Toey district where the hotel is located, are compiling evidence with a view to laying charges. They say the hotel remodelled a portion of its fifth-floor car park into a banquet room […]
Continue ReadingShaky plans for a US $50 billion oil port and industrial complex on Burma’s southeast coast at Dawei (Tavoy) are looking even more uncertain after Thailand disclosed that it is re-appraising its strategic trade transport infrastructure to look at domestic ports. The change in focus was outlined by a senior government planner at an Association […]
Continue ReadingThe Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) is set to launch a bid to procure three consultants to conduct feasibility studies on each of three routes of the planned high-speed-rail project. Pranot Suriya, deputy director-general of the OTP, said the total budget for hiring the three consultants was Bt300 million. The three […]
Continue ReadingHilton Worldwide has signed a contract to open its first DoubleTree property in Thailand and is now working to expand the mid-range brand further in the country. “We are negotiating with many property owners for DoubleTree,”said Thomas Hoeborn, Hilton’s regional general manager for Thailand. In the first deal, Hilton signed a management contract with TCC […]
Continue ReadingThe development of a common ticketing management system for Bangkok’s public transport is expected to take shape this year and be operational by 2015. The system is being considered as a solution to hassles faced by city commuters as it would allow them to switch between buses, boats and trains by using a single ticket. […]
Continue ReadingEgat International Co, the wholly owned investment arm of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), is further extending its power plant expansion in neighbouring countries with an aim to raise capacity to 8,300 megawatts. Established in 2006, Egat International’s sole venture is the Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plant in Laos. That project, in which […]
Continue ReadingAbout 30 per cent of Thailand factories hit by flooding last year have resumed production, lower than the number originally targeted, according to Witoon Simachokdee, Permanent Secretary for Industry. Among the total of 838 plants forced to halt operations due to flooding, 30 per cent have already resumed production, while at the end of March, […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) and the Airports of Thailand (AoT) have agreed to jointly hold a ceremony to officially reopen Don Mueang Airport on March 2 to show the facility’s readiness for commercial use after last year’s flood crisis submerged the airport’s runway, according to the CAD chief. Civil Aviation Department Director General Woradet […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of Special Investigation has found more factories producing substandard steel rods in Samut Prakan and seized more than 100 tonnes of their products yesterday. DSI officers yesterday raided three steel trading firms in in Phra Samut Chedi district of Samut Prakan and found two of them stocked substandard steel bars. DSI director-general Tarit […]
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