Construction in Bangkok’s culturally sensitive area, but don’t ignore our heritage The ongoing construction of the Purple Line rail extension that comes at the cost of some almost-century-old shophouses in the Rattanakosin old quarters has caused a stir. These editorials represent Bangkok Post thoughts about current issues and situations. According to the construction plan approved […]
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Shakeup of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is long overdue News of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) signing a power purchase deal for the planned Pak Lay dam in Laos last week almost slipped under the radar, such is the media attention lavished on the government’s preparations for the next poll. On […]
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Save Bangkok’s fading modern architecture constructed during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s If you are reading this, you probably hope that we will start taking better care of our historic architecture here in Thailand. But you might not immediately think of our modern buildings constructed during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Most people consider this […]
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Thailand’s top court backs MRTA in bidding dispute on construction of Bangkok’s Orange Line’s western extension Lower court ruling that backed skytrain operator’s complaint of unfair treatment overturned The Supreme Administrative Court has overturned a lower court ruling in a dispute over bidding for the construction of the Orange Line’s western extension, which could allow […]
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BCPG plans to allocate 39 billion baht to fund domestic and overseas businesses and asset acquisitions BCPG is preparing to start the first-phase development of the 600MW Monsoon Wind Power project in southern Laos BCPG’s wind power facilities in Nakhon Si Thammarat. The company is pushing ahead with a plan to co-develop the 600MW Monsoon […]
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Bangkok’s premium retail complex Park Silom set to open in June 2023 The new 39-storey mixed-used project Park Silom shopping centre is set to launch in June in the heart of Bangkok’s Silom (corner of Convent Road), positioned as a ‘Third Space Retail’. Park Silom, developed under NYE & RPG Company, is a partnership between […]
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Enough wind power for a major city snarled in Vietnam’s red tape A cluster of seven wind turbines towering above shrimp ponds and banana trees in Vietnam’s Ben Tre province should have been feeding clean power into the grid by now. Instead, they’ve sat idle for months and become a symbol of the red tape […]
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Thai, Chinese backers sign power purchase agreement for Mekong River dam in Laos Agreement between China’s Sinohydro Corp., Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Public Co., Ltd., and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) The dam in northern Laos would be the third built on the river in the country. Thai and Chinese investors have signed […]
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The Last Days of Laos’ Beautiful Luang Prabang, concerns on construction on the Luang Prabang dam site UNESCO experts insist that a huge dam would destroy the “authenticity and integrity” of the World Heritage Site in Laos. By Tom Fawthrop The ancient citadel of Luang Prabang, hidden away in the mountains of northern Laos, has […]
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NTT to build new data center in Amata City Chonburi industrial estate, Thailand Company adding 12MW, 4,000 sqm in capital city NTT is to build a new data center in Thailand. The company this week announced plans to invest $90 million through NTT Global Data Centers to develop a 12MW, 4,000 sqm facility in Bangkok. […]
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