Author: Peter Carlisle

Banyan Tree Group in B17bn Khao Yai project Hospitality firm Banyan Tree Group has partnered with the owner of a 226-rai plot of land in Khao Yai to develop a branded residence project worth 17 billion baht, capitalising on strong post-pandemic demand for second homes. Stuart Reading, managing director of the group’s property development, said […]

UHG to invest B3.1bn to develop two new hotels in Bangkok’s Ramkhamhaeng and Phaya Thai areas Hotel and office developer UHG plans to invest 3.1 billion baht to develop two new hotels in the Ramkhamhaeng and Phaya Thai areas to capitalise on the potential of these locations and meet high demand from its hotels nearby. […]

80km section of 196km Motorway 6 between Bang Pa-in in Ayutthaya and Nakhon Ratchasima to be tested over New Year No tolls for drivers using completed 80km section in Nakhon Ratchasima The Department of Highways plans to partially open a section of Motorway 6 near the Pak Chong bypass during the New Year holiday free […]

BTSC now owed about 98 billion baht from BMA for Bangkok’s Green Line train project The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) debt to Bangkok Mass Transit System Company (BTSC), for the engineering and maintenance (E&M) and operating and maintenance (O&M) costs for the first and second extensions of the Green Line sky train service, has now […]

Advanced Energy Breaks Ground on Flagship Factory at Rojana Laem Chabang, Thailand Advanced Energy’s 500,000 sq ft facility will manufacture leading-edge power delivery systems for the semiconductor market, and be capable of delivering revenue of up to $1 billion per year DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS), a global leader in highly engineered, precision […]

MQDC to launch new project in Pattaya Property developer Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Ltd (MQDC) is eager to launch a new mixed-use project in Pattaya next year, following a residential unit transfer worth 10 billion baht at its mega-project The Forestias in early 2024. Assada Kaeokhiao, chief operating officer, said the company is preparing the […]

Thai Clean Energy Firm Ronitron And Laos’ AIF Group Collaborate On $100 Billion Green Hydrogen Project Ronitron, a well-known Thai clean energy developer, has officially entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AIF Group, a prominent business conglomerate in Laos. This strategic partnership aims to collaborate on a Green Hydrogen production project valued at […]

MRTA advances 220 billion baht mass-transit projects in Bangkok and Phuket The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is set to implore the Transport Ministry to advance three significant mass-transit projects in the regions of Bangkok and Phuket. The ambitious trio of projects come with an estimated investment value of approximately 220 billion baht. […]

Bangkok’s Yellow Line extension plan on ice after investor apathy The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has put on hold the plan to extend the Yellow Line electric train route as it has attracted no interest from potential investors, according to the authority’s governor, Pakapong Sirikantaramas. The proposed plan to build a 2.6-km […]