Author: Peter Carlisle

Experts suggest solutions to Bangkok’s limited flood retention space Bangkok’s small amount of green space means the city has limited spaces that can be made into flood retention areas. Meanwhile, the country’s heavy rainfall continues to cause chaos. Some experts are suggesting innovative solutions to the problem. An associate professor at Chulalongkorn University says the […]

10 months of roadwork on Naklua Soi 12 begin in Pattaya More than 10 months of disruptive roadwork will begin next week on Naklua Soi 12 as Pattaya upgrades the storm-drainage system there. Groundbreaking on the 33.9-million-baht project begins several weeks after the contract began and work is scheduled to finish on July 7 next […]

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to propose a 19km tunnel project to drain water from eastern part of Bangkok into the sea via Samut Prakan The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will propose, to National Water Command Centre at its meeting tomorrow (Monday), a project to build a 19km tunnel to drain water from the eastern part of […]

Thailand to build another bridge connecting Narathiwat province to Kelantan in Malaysia The Thai government has reiterated its plan to build a new bridge over the narrow Golok River, which will serve as another border crossing. The Thai and Malaysian governments hope that the bridge, which will connect Sungai Golok district in Narathiwat province to […]