Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand Amends the Labour Protection Act to Recognize Working-From-Home By LawPlus Ltd Kowit SomwaiyaKulkanya Vorawanichar The Labour Protection Act (No. 8) B.E. 2566 (2023) (“Act No. 8”) was gazetted on 19th March 2023 to amend the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) (“LPA”) to set out the requirements and guidelines for work-from-home arrangements. The Act […]

Double-track railway between Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan stations to open next year The double-track railway between Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan stations looks set to be opened next year, as most of the project’s civil engineering work has been completed, according to the State Railway of Thailand. Ekarat Sri-arayanpong, SRT’s public relations […]

Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport expansion ready to begin AoT says B36.8-billion project will increase annual passenger handling capacity to 40m from 30m Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) says it is ready to begin work on a 36.8-billion-baht plan to expand the low-cost terminal at Don Mueang Airport to increase passenger capacity and boost tourism income. […]

Thailand to build seven new airports in Nakhon Pathom, Bueng Khan, Mukdahan, Kalasin, Phayao, Phatthalung and Satun provinces The Department of Airports (DOA) plans to spend 50 billion baht on the development of seven new regional airports in Thailand, in Nakhon Pathom, Bueng Khan, Mukdahan, Kalasin, Phayao, Phatthalung and Satun provinces, reports DailyNews. The department […]

Bangkok’s 14-billion baht Chao Phraya River Promenade needs rethink Earlier this month, the Central Administrative Court gave a ruling that spells the end to the Chao Phraya River Promenade — a lavishing 14-billion baht riverside landscape brainchild of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The ruling again serves as a reminder that centralised and top-down decisions from […]

New tax reduction for land and buildings comes into effect in Thailand on 19 March 2023 A 15% reduction in the land and building tax has taken effect, says Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) director-general Pornchai Thiraveja. The cabinet approved the decree cutting the tax in December last year. The law was published in the Royal […]

Azure Rich Group and Siam Lucky Building System unveil new hybrid construction technology ‘Evolutions’ promises to save time and manage quality and while being environmentally sustainable Azure Rich Group (ARG), a Thai-Australian international property development group, signed an MOU with Siam Lucky Building System (Siam LBS), a modular construction subsidiary of Siam Steel International PCL […]

Thailand’s U-tapao airport expansion likely delayed U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport expects a delay to the first phase of its expansion plans as some conditions have not been approved by authorities, with the carrying capacity reduced to less than 12 million passengers in the initial stages, says U-Tapao International Aviation Company (UTA). Anawat Leelawatwatana, senior vice-president for […]