Fire at Chana power plant in Southern Thailand, no supply interruption 07 October 2022 SONGKHLA: A fire at the Chana power plant on Friday damaged five cooling units, but has not interrupted the supply of electricity to the area. The fire began around 11.30am on Friday at the Chana power plant in tambon Khlong Pia, […]
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Thailand Starts Up First of Two Giant 2.7-GW Natural Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Power Plants in Chonburi province Mitsubishi Power has declared complete a 2,650-MW natural gas–fired power plant in Chonburi province, Thailand, delivering its four M701JAC power trains to the plant’s joint owners Gulf Energy Development PCL, one of the largest independent power producers (IPPs) […]
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Thailand discussing with Lao officials the high-speed rail connection to China Thailand has been discussing with Lao officials the plans regarding a high-speed rail connection to promote a more seamless connection from Thailand to China via the intermediary country. Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Thursday met Laos’ Minister of […]
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November 16-18 special holidays for Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Nonthaburi for APEC Summit The Thai cabinet has made November 16th, 17th and 18th special public holidays for Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan to ease the movement of government leaders and senior officials during the APEC Summit and related meetings. Anucha Burapachaisri, deputy secretary-general to the […]
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Thailand’s Hua Hin to get high speed train by 2032 Hua Hin has been confirmed as a destination for Thailand’s new high speed train project, the government has announced. Confirmation of whether or not a Hua Hin would be included in the project has been somewhat of a stop start process. Recent years have seen […]
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Thailand’s most dangerous job in 2021, building construction The latest report from the Workmen’s Compensation Fund (WCF) revealed that jobs at construction sites were the riskiest, with an unusually high number of injuries and deaths. Bangkok was also named as the leading province with the highest number of accidents. According to the WCF report released […]
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Survey – Bangkok among 5 best cities for expats to live and work in 2022 Bangkok has been ranked 5th among the world’s top 10 cities for expats to live and work this year, according to the global expat index by the online language learning platform Preply. The survey assesses 60 popular expat destinations using […]
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Bangkok citizens report one snake encounter every 15 minutes The data was made public in reaction to a Bangkok resident’s online posting of a picture of a sizable boa constrictor (non-venomous species of snake) hanging from a tree in the Din Daeng district, which sparked an outpouring of support from residents of the area and […]
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Thailand speeds up expansion of domestic and international airports According to Airports of Thailand (AoT), Don Mueang International Airport – the secondary airport serving the greater Bangkok area – and U-Tapao Airport in Rayong are also undergoing similar expansions. Thailand is accelerating the expansion of domestic and international airports as part of plans to develop […]
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Cambodia, China boost construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport 01 October 2022 A group of Chinese experts from the Angkor International Airport Investment (AIAI) Company are in Cambodia to complete the construction and discuss the transfer plan, as the project is scheduled to be completed in March 2023. At Council of Ministers on September 29, […]
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