Author: Peter Carlisle

Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee (EECPC) will push forward investments in 3 infrastructure projects: high-speed rail, airport, and aircraft maintenance center, to open in 2029 3 EEC investment projects: High-speed rail, airport, and MRO centre Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee (EECPC) confidently announces that this year, it will push forward investments in 3 […]

Vietnam shifting toward construction of more solar farms HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less reliance on coal and natural gas. The fast-growing economy now aims to get 16 percent of its energy from the sun — more than triple its earlier target of […]

Pathum Thani road widening finished Four-lane stretch covering 10km of Lam Luk Ka Road will ease congestion The Department of Rural Roads has completed the widening of Lam Luk Ka Road at Klong 7 in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, to four lanes to solve traffic congestion problems. Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said traffic on […]

Gulf of Thailand canal project push gains new momentum The Thai Canal Association for Study and Development wants a national committee to study the feasibility of connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea via the proposed 9A Canal Route. The project, if approved, could create up to a million new jobs, its advocates […]

Bangkok to see over 6,800 new hotel rooms in 2025 Multiple delayed projects will materialise this year. According to a JLL report, three new hotels were completed in Bangkok in Q4 2024, adding 712 rooms to Bangkok’s existing supply. Openings comprise the 332-key Queensland Hotel Bangkok, the 260-key Ritz-Carlton Bangkok at One Bangkok and the […]

Bangkok office market to take years to recover, experts warn The oversupplied Bangkok office market will take at least five years to return to a balanced state, with several projects postponed without a definite timeline, according to property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield. Aukit Pronpattanapairoj, head of office leasing, said the oversupply in Bangkok’s office market […]

Thai Property developers request property measures – urge the government to quickly extend stimulus measures from 2024 to 2025 Eased LTV limits is another goal The government should extend property measures and relax loan-to-value (LTV) limits for second- and third-time buyers, as domestic demand is expected to remain weak in 2025, according to developers and […]