US$1.82 billion dual-track railway in South Thailand and Mae Kam reservoir in Chiang Rai approved Recently, the National Environment Board (NEB) approved Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for two significant Thai infrastructure projects: the Mae Kam reservoir in Chiang Rai and a dual-track railway in the South. The meeting presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit […]
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Thailand’s Demco PCL keen on new acquisitions SET-listed Demco, a contractor and engineering service provider, plans to diversify into digital technology businesses and continue to grow its renewable energy portfolio, although it admits missing an opportunity to join the state renewable development scheme. Pongsak Sirikupt, chief executive and managing director of Demco, said the company […]
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Sea wall projects in Thailand will now require Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study under a new ministerial edict Construction of all sea wall and breakwater projects will be required an environmental impact assessment (EIA) under a new ministerial edict from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, which came into effect following its publication in […]
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Construction resumes after almost 4 years on Vietnam’s Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway Workers have returned to build a section of Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway in Dong Nai Province after the project was suspended for almost four years. Work started on Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway nine years ago, but since […]
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80-billion-baht 135km canal through five Thai provinces to mitigate flooding in the lower Chao Phraya river basin New canal from Saraburi to Bang Pakong district of Chachoengsao The Royal Irrigation Department plans an 80-billion-baht canal through five provinces to mitigate flooding in the lower Chao Phraya river basin. Pichet Ratanaprasartkul, the department’s director for engineering […]
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First phase of Bangkok-Kunming high-speed railway scheduled to be completed by 2026 The government has reported that the first phase of the high-speed railway is scheduled to be completed by 2026. The first phase is part of the railway project that will connect Bangkok to the city of Kunming in China Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri […]
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Soft opening of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport’s SAT-1 terminal in September 2023 A new satellite terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, dubbed SAT-1, will be launched in a soft opening in September in a step toward major improvements in air passenger services, Airports of Thailand (AoT) director Kirati Kitmanawat said on Sunday. SAT-1, with a floor space of […]
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Laos to proceed with seventh Mekong dam despite impact concerns Pressing ahead with its vision to become the “Battery of Southeast Asia,” the government of Laos is going forward with plans to build its seventh of nine mainstream dams on the Mekong River, despite widespread concerns that it could inflict social and environmental damage. The […]
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Phase 1 of China-Thailand high-speed rail ready ‘by 2026’ Bangkok-Korat line part of a system that will ultimately reach Kunming The first phase of a high-speed railway that will eventually link the Chinese city of Kunming with Bangkok will be completed in 2026, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Thursday. The 251-kilometre first-phase line will […]
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Yet another missing rail link in Bangkok’s mass rail system 04 June 2023 For decades, commuters wishing to travel from the city’s north to its east (and vice versa) have had to deal with bottom-clenching traffic jams on Lat Phrao and Srinakarin roads, two heavily congested roads which form the city’s main north-east corridor. In […]
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