Author: Peter Carlisle

Construction works giving new life to Bangkok’s canals Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is set to unveil five new public spaces by year-end that will increase green cover Once known as the Venice of the East, Bangkok has seen its vast network of rivers winding through the capital vanish due to urban development. Construction has filled in […]

Did the Sandbox impact on Phuket’s property market? By Bill Barnett Over 42,000 travellers, in the months from July 1 to September 30, used the Phuket Sandbox as an international gateway to enter Thailand. For the island’s broad real estate sector, which has been challenged by the drawn-out, 18 months of the pandemic there have […]

Ratch Group Plc, Thailand’s largest private power generator by capacity, acquires a 51% share in Sahacogen (Chonburi) Ratch Group Plc, Thailand’s largest private power generator by capacity, continues to expand its electricity generation capacity by acquiring a 51% share in Sahacogen (Chonburi) Plc, the power generation arm of Saha Group Plc, a major consumer goods […]

Bridgestone Thailand’s Chonburi facility utilizes solar power for tire production A solar power generator has started the first phase of its operation at Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Thailand’s (BTMT) Chonburi facility, where it is being used to power truck and bus tire production. Comprising 2,160 individual solar panels on the facility’s roof, the installation is capable […]

Thailand starts operating massive Sirindhorn floating solar panel project as pressure mounts on climate action BANGKOK: From the shoreline, the newest piece of Thailand’s renewable energy future is just a shimmer in the distance. The pure scale of this ambitious project is difficult to appreciate from afar. Forty years ago, the face of this land […]

New Golf Club, the Siam Country Club Bangkok, close to Suvarnabhumi International Airport set to open soon Located on the 22nd Km on Bangna-Trad Highway, this new club is simple called Siam Country Club Bangkok. This will be the fifth addition of the Siam Country Club. This masterpiece 18-hole championship, 7,250 yards, expected to open […]

Thailand’s Transport Ministry to embark on 40 mega projects worth Bt1.4 trillion in 2022 Transport Ministry has revealed its plan of handling mega projects in fiscal year 2022 in a seminar “Thailand Opportunity for Sustainable Economic Growth” organized virtually on Thursday (October 28). Transport Ministry to embark on 40 mega projects worth Bt1.4 trillion in […]

Bangkok connectivity boost – 204km of new traffic lanes and new road sections to be added to Thailand’s network Bangkok is to benefit from a connectivity boost. Thailand’s capital Bangkok is to benefit from new transport links – image © courtesy of Mike Woof Thailand’s Ministry of Transport intends to boost connectivity between the country’s […]