Six years of elephant attacks in Thailand kill 135 and injure 116 135 people have been killed and 116 injured by wild elephants in the past six years, including 27 deaths in the first nine months of this year alone, according to the Office of Wildlife Conservation Information of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife […]
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Thailand to build another bridge connecting Narathiwat province to Kelantan in Malaysia The Thai government has reiterated its plan to build a new bridge over the narrow Golok River, which will serve as another border crossing. The Thai and Malaysian governments hope that the bridge, which will connect Sungai Golok district in Narathiwat province to […]
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Thailand’ s new Western motorway linking Bang Yai district in Nonthaburi with Kanchanaburi is 83% complete and set for 2024 launch The construction of a new motorway linking Bang Yai district in Nonthaburi with Kanchanaburi is 83% complete, a government spokesman said, affirming its plan to officially open the highway in 2024 as planned. The […]
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Thailand’s high speed train from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat) expected to be ready in 2027 With six stations along the route, travel time from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima in the north-eastern region will only be 90 minutes. BANGKOK: Thailand’s high-speed train linking Bangkok and the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima is expected to be […]
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Chinese electric car giant BYD plans to build a factory in Thailand Chinese electric car and battery giant BYD is planning to open its first wholly invested passenger car factory outside China — in Thailand. BYD signed a contract Thursday to buy land and build a factory for new energy passenger cars in an industrial […]
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GE Gas Power technology powers updates to 1.4 GW power plant at EGAT’s Bang Pakong Power Plant in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand GE Gas Power and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), the country’s main electricity producer, announced the start of commercial operation of EGAT’s Bang Pakong Power Plant Block 1 and 2 in Bang Pakong, […]
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, One of Thailand’s most haunted places where 99 monks performed an exorcism Suvarnabhumi Airport (pronounced “Suwanapoom”) in Bangkok, in an area that used to be called Nong Nguhao or Cobra Swamp, is built right on top of an ancient cemetery and there have been many ghostly sightings that have reportedly caused accidents […]
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Ananda sees Thai property market starting to pick-up, announces launch of 6 new projects worth 21 billion Baht Thailand’s property market has started to see recovery and many of the developers are starting to plan major project launches as economy starts to see recovery. As part of the move Thailand’s real estate developers such as […]
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Fingers point to Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction again as Phuket airport springs leak Former Democrat MP Watchara Phetthong on Monday demanded that the anti-graft agency and auditor-general look into why the roof of Phuket’s airport had sprung a leak on Friday. Fingers point to Sino-Thai again as Phuket airport springs leak “The roof at the […]
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Bangkok’s Orange, Yellow and Pink MRT lines very close to completion The construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)’s Orange, Yellow and Pink lines is more than 90 per cent ready, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Sunday. He said the Yellow Line from Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district to Samut Prakan’s Samrong district is 94.56 […]
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