Author: Peter Carlisle

MoU marks collaboration between Thai companies B.Grimm Joint Venture Holding and Saha Pathana Inter-holding Partnership aimed at applying value engineering from the design stage to optimise investment, as well as providing energy efficient and healthy living solutions. Saha Pathana Inter-holding Plc has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with B.Grimm Joint Venture Holding Co to […]

Bangkok’s Scala Theatre demolition breaks hearts of Thai film fans The once-famous “Scala Theatre”, in operation for 54 years in Bangkok’s Siam Square, was demolished earlier this week. It was a heart-breaking moment for local film fans. The capital’s only independent, single screen cinema closed its curtains for the final time last year. The demolition, […]

New 2-kilometre-long link road to ease traffic at U-Tapao International Airport in Rayong A 2-kilometre-long road is set to be constructed linking a nearby motorway with U-tapao airport in Rayong, the Department of Highways (DoH) said on Tuesday. The project will take three years to complete and is due to break ground next year at […]

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand eyes 2nd floating farm Set to build a solar plant in Khon Kaen State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) looks forward to building its second floating solar farm in Khon Kaen after commencing commercial operation of the hydro-floating solar hybrid project at Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani. Claimed […]

Bangkok’s 42-kilometre 8-lane Ratchapruek road to be expanded to 10-lane road by 2024 Ratchapruek Road, one of the main routes to the north of Bangkok and the western bank of the Chao Phraya River, is being expanded to keep up with the robust economic activities in Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani, said the Department of Rural […]

Demolition begins on Bangkok’s historic art deco Scala theater despite mall developer’s preservation promise SEE ALSO: Can Bangkok’s Historic Art Deco Theater ‘The Scala Cinema’ Be Saved? Nov 1, 2021 The historic facade of an art deco theater from Bangkok’s golden age of cinema was being demolished this morning, according to a video taken from […]