Author: Peter Carlisle

Is Thailand’s massive “land bridge” project linking the Andaman coast to the Gulf of Thailand worth the trillion baht investment? One of the mega projects being inherited by the new government from the Prayut administration is the land bridge, intended to facilitate the movement of cargo containers and oil from the Andaman Sea to the […]

Thailand’s leading private power producer, Ratch Group Plc, remains steadfast in its decision to allocate a capital expenditure of 35 billion baht for the expansion of its operations in both the power and non-power sectors this year. Chief Executive Choosri Kietkajornkul said that out of this capital allocation, 29 billion baht is for investments in […]

Thai Developer One Origin to focus on mixed-use expat projects The developer One Origin remains unfazed by the global economic slowdown and the high level of household debt as it focuses on the mixed-use segment to capitalise on stable growth in the expat segment. Piti Jarukamjorn, chief executive of One Origin, a subsidiary of SET-listed […]

Solar power to be utilised for mass transit rail systems in Thailand CK Power Plc (CKP) and Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) are collaborating to pioneer the use of solar energy for mass transit rail systems in Thailand. The accord establishes a partnership between the two firms to provide know-how and assets to harness […]

Bangchak acquires Esso Thailand, ending company’s 129-year run Petroleum company Esso Thailand is scheduled to remove its logo from its filling stations nationwide on Thursday (August 31), ending 129 years of service in the country. Esso’s exit follows Thai petroleum company Bangchak Corporation (BCP) announcing on January 12 that it was acquiring a majority 65.99% […]

Third passenger terminal confirmed for Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport is to get a third passenger terminal, to improve capacity at the capital’s second airport. The project was confirmed by Airports of Thailand president, Kerati Kijmanawat, yesterday, August 29. Over the past week the new PM Srettha Thavisin has been talking up […]

Thailand’s Department of Rail Transport mulls ways to cap train fares at 20 baht per trip on Bangkok’s electric train network The Department of Rail Transport has started to look into ways to implement the promise by the Pheu Thai-led coalition to cap fares on Bangkok’s electric train network to a flat rate of 20 […]

1,000 households complain about three condo projects in Bangkok About 1,000 households in three communities in Bangkok have lodged complaints with the Thailand Consumer’s Council, claiming that their livelihoods are being threatened by the construction of three high-rise condominium projects, which may also be against the law. Officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and […]

Thailand’s Electricity Generating (Egco) to acquire more assets throughout rest of year The Egco-owned Nam Theun 1 hydropower plant in Laos sold less electricity in the second quarter. SET-listed Electricity Generating (Egco), the power generation arm of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, will acquire more energy assets throughout the rest of this year to […]