Author: Peter Carlisle

Final countdown to the reopening of Bangkok’s revamped Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, set to become Asia’s ultimate event platform Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited (FPT) has been entrusted by N.C.C. Management & Development Company Limited (NCC) to develop the concept and manage construction for the new Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in […]

Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project expropriations in five Thai central region provinces get green light The cabinet has approved a bill to expropriate land in five provinces in the central region for the first phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project that will link Bangkok to Nong Khai. Rachada Dhnadirek, a deputy government spokeswoman, said the […]

Thailand’s BTS Group Holdings to Invest in Light-Rail Project Linking Singapore-Malaysia BTS Group Holdings has informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that it has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with several foreign companies to build and operate a light-rail transit (LRT) system. The network will connect with a railway shuttle link currently being […]

Six potential locations for a Southern Land Bridge connecting the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman coasts to be proposed this week Six potential locations for a Southern Land Bridge connecting the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman coasts will be proposed to the Transport Ministry this week, according to the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy […]

Design of Thai Riviera coastal road through 6 provinces to cost Bt80m The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) will request a budget of Bt80 million in 2023 to develop a plan for the so-called Thai Riviera coastal road through southern tourism provinces. OTP’s Punya Chupanit said that the budget would cover […]

SPCG allots Baht3bn for EEC solar plants in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) SET-listed SPCG, a pioneer in solar farm development in Thailand, continues to expand its solar energy empire by acquiring land to build new renewable power facilities in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Pipat Viriyatranon, SPCG’s vice-president for financial affairs, said the land […]

Thailand’s Transport Ministry has kicked off the Songkhla Lake Bridge Construction project The bridge will be 7 kilometres long, located on the northeast side of Songkhla lake and the third bridge across the lake The Transport Ministry has kicked off the Songkhla Lake Bridge Construction project, which aims to reduce travel time between Songkhla and […]

Malaysia mulling Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok High-Speed Rail project Fancy a fast train ride from KL to Bangkok? Like most city-to-city high-speed rail services such as the London-Paris Eurostar and the proposed KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR), the benefit over flying is one does not have to travel all the way to the airport (usually a […]