Author: Peter Carlisle

Dual train track and new M84 motorway planned to Thailand’s southern border The Transport Ministry plans to improve transport infrastructure between Thailand’s southern border and Malaysia with a double-track railway network and a motorway running from Hat Yai to the Sadao border checkpoint, or M84. Suriya Jungrunreangkit yesterday led delegates from his ministry to join […]

Thai cabinet approves 4.5 billion baht budget to combat flooding in southern provinces The cabinet approved a budget of more than 4.5 billion baht yesterday to help households affected by flooding in southern provinces last year and to finance post-flood rehabilitation and development projects. Speaking after a mobile cabinet meeting in Songkhla’s Hat Yat district, […]

First phase of Thailand’s M8 motorway work connecting Nakhon Pathom to Ratchaburi set to begin in 2027 Nakhon Pathom-Ratchaburi section the start of an alternate route to southern Thailand The first phase of the Motorway 8 (M8) project connecting Nakhon Pathom to Ratchaburi will begin in 2027, says Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit. The Department of […]

Thai Oil Prepares Counterclaims amidst Arbitration Proceedings on Clean Fuel Project Dispute SEE ALSO: Thaioil has backup plan to end Laem Chabang Clean Fuel Project delays Thai Oil Public Company Limited (SET: TOP) has announced the clarification on arbitration proceedings relating to the Clean Fuel Project via the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), with the […]

Ancient temple unearthed in Thailand’s Phayao province during railway construction A stunning archaeological discovery in Mueang district, Phayao province, has uncovered an ancient temple dating back around 1,000 years, complete with a beautifully preserved seven-tiered pagoda. The find, made during construction for a new railway project, sparked both excitement and concern, as residents and local […]

The last stand; the planned demolition of Bangkok’s Chao Mae Thab Thim Shrine highlights the clash between development and heritage Hearts were broken when the Property Management of Chulalongkorn University (PMCU) greenlit the decision to raze Scala Cinema, the last stand-alone cinema in Bangkok, in 2020 despite opposition from activists who attempted to save the […]

Bill drafted to support Thailand’s southern Land Bridge Southern Economic Zone body would oversee trillion-baht megaproject The Ministry of Transport has unveiled draft legislation to create a special Southern Economic Zone that would pave the way for a multibillion-dollar Land Bridge transport project linking the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. The bill would […]