Author: Peter Carlisle

Will Three decades of Hopewell horror show have a shock happy ending for Thailand? The Supreme Administrative Court’s recent decision to retry the Hopewell case may help the government avoid paying a huge sum in compensation which has been dubbed the “price of stupidity”. For the past two decades, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) […]

Thailand is bracing for impact of higher steel prices Thailand is bracing for the impact of expensive steel in the global market after prices rose by more than 10% following the outbreak of war between two of the world’s major steel exporters — Russia and Ukraine. The price of steel billet in the global market […]

Bangkok’s MRTA Purple Line southern section construction to start this year Construction of the Purple Line mass-transit system’s southern section will start later this year after the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRT) signed six contracts with five major construction firms on Friday, the agency said. Purple Line southern section construction to start this […]

Bangkok’s MRTA Purple Line extension contracts signed Work expected this year and completed in 2027 The Mass Rapid Transit Authority signed contracts with five companies on Friday for the construction of the extension of the Purple Line, with the work expected to start this year. MRTA Governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas inked six contracts with representatives of […]

Thailand drawing up blueprint for mega project connecting motorways, railways The Transport Ministry is preparing a master plan for its “MR-MAP” mega project, or construction of 10 routes connecting motorways and railways, a news source revealed. “The feasibility study for the MR-MAP project is underway and expected to be completed by the end of the […]

Thailand’s Motorway 82 construction to the west of Bangkok is proceeding smoothly Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said the construction of Motorway 82 is being carried out by the Department of Highways. M82 will have a distance of 24.7 kilometres and a budget of 29.2 billion baht. The construction is separated into two phases. The first […]

Green bridge connecting Bangkok’s Lumpini and Benjakitti parks to be completed in time by September 2022 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced that a pedestrian and cycling path connecting two popular public parks in Bangkok would be completed later this year, making it easier for people to go about their daily activities. The BMA […]

Thailand makes green push with floating hydro-solar power project UBON RATCHATHANI: A vast array of solar panels floats on the shimmering waters of a reservoir in northeast Thailand, symbolising the kingdom’s drive towards clean energy as it seeks carbon neutrality by 2050. The immense installation, covering 720,000 sq m of water surface, is a hybrid […]